Functionalist Analysis of Education Flashcards
Which people do Functionalists believe the education system benefits?
The individual and society
What does Durkheim say school teaches students?
Sense of belonging
What does Parsons say school teaches students? (2 ways)
The belief of meritocracy, Schools acting as a bridge
What does Parsons say schools act as a bridge for?
The transition from childhood to adulthood
Which 2 Functionalists argued the education plays an important role in allocating people to appropriate jobs?
Davis and Moore
What are the hidden messages of the education system? (Name 2)
Meritocracy, Bridge for transition
What is the overall view of Functionalists on Education?
Positive view
What would Functionalists say about how Michaela Community School meets the needs of individual in terms of fun and management of time?
Meets the needs of individuals as it allows them to have fun, and be time efficient
What form of rewards would Functionalists say Michaela Community School provides? Why?
Internal and External Rewards. Because they can be happy and also have good exam success.
What does the Education system socialise people in to?
The Value Consensus
How does Education act as a bridge?
A bridge between the family and wider society
What is role allocation?
The Education system putting people in to the right jobs
How does role allocation take place over education?
You’re sorted and sifted by exams in to your ability level
What 2 types of gratification are there?
Immediate Gratification, Deferred Gratification
What do Functionalists believe about people who defer gratification?
They should be rewarded higher due to their dedication
Who makes the gratification argument?
Davis and Moore
What type of structure do Functionalists believe Society and Education take?
Meritocracy
What does it mean if Society is Meritocratic?
If you work hard enough, you can achieve what you dream of
What did Parsons say about Meritocracy in Schools?
The school system allocates roles to students based on merit
What may lead to underperformance in education?
Cultural Deprivation
What is the Cultural Deprivation?
The idea that working class children fail as they are not able to have any previous sophisticated experiences to understand what teachers are teaching
What does Feinstein say about working class culture compared to middle class culture?
It is considered to be inferior
What did Feinstein say about how parents resulted in working class children failing?
Their parents were not able to socialise them in to the value of hard work
What did Feinstein say about how parents resulted in middle class children succeeding?
They properly socialised them in to the value of hard work, and possibly took them to more cultural events and talked about more sophisticated concepts
