Functionalist view of education Flashcards
Durkheim
1) society in miniature
. set routine - timetables
. socialisation - lots of different people
. rules + rewards
2) specialist skills - subject and career specific skills, certain subjects teach skills that transfer to the workplace, e.g. engineering, childcare
3) meritocracy - you get out what you put in - good grades, higher sets, rewards. Fair and equal opportunities. Can link to ed reform act: league tables, national curriculum
A03 Durkhiem
1) mini society: moral education - value consensus, collective conscience. PSHE, sex ed, finance education, safety skills.
3) meritocracy: push you to work harder, ignores natural ability, individuals who succeed in different areas. Ignores class, age, gender, ethnicity.
Parsons
Education is a bridge to wider society.
Family (particularistic values, primary socialisation)
->
Education (universalistic values, secondary socialisation, informal social control e.g. peers + teachers)
->
Wider society (formal social control e.g. CJS, prisons, police)
Davis + Moore
Role allocation - sifts and sorts you into your future roles.
higher sets = professional, lower sets = retail labour
Some careers post 16, others nurtured more in secondary.
Merton
Strain theory
American dream to get good grades
RRRIC
A03 Merton
Internal critique:
. no such things as universal functionalism
. not all structures work for everyone
. structure don’t always function correctly
Education manifest (intended/meant) - educate, prepare for work, socialise
Education latent (unintended/later) - value on certain subjects, bullying + social hierarchy, mental health