Functionalists

Question 1

Social solidarity

Answer 1

Idea of a well-integrated functioning society where all members have been socialised into its shared norms and values

Question 2

Specialists skills

Answer 2

Durkheim argues that education teaches individuals the specialist knowledge and skills needed for social division of labour

Question 3

Meritocracy

Answer 3

An educational/social system where everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed and where individuals’ rewards and status are achieved by their own efforts rather than ascribed

Question 4

Role allocation

Answer 4

Selecting and allocating pupils to their future roles by assessing their abilities to help them get a job they’re best suited to

Question 5

Norms

Answer 5

Formal or informal social rules/ expectations regarding behaviour that are expected in particular situations.

Question 6

Values

Answer 6

Ideas/beliefs about general principles + tell society’s members what’s good or important and what to aim for. Shared values hold society together