Role of education in society Flashcards
what is the functionalist view on the role of education ?
that it functions to maintain society as a whole
What did Emile Durkheim suggest were the main functions of education ?
Creating social solidarity
teaching specialist skills
What is social solidarity ?
that society members must feel themselves to be a part of a single body
what does parsons see school as ?
a bridge between the family and wider society
what is a meritocracy ?
where everyone is given equal opportunity and achieve rewards for their efforts
what did Davis and Moore think ?
That school was a means of sorting us into roles we are suited for (role allocation)
what is the new right perspective ?
That the government cannot meet the needs of its people, and we should be left to fulfil our own needs through the free market
why did Chubb and moe think state run education failed ?
not everyone had equal opportunity
fails to produce pupils with the skills required by the economy
private schools do better cause they actually have, paying customers
what is the basic marxist view on education ?
They see it as being based on class division
according to Althusser the state consists of two elements which keep the bourgeoisie in power, what are they ?
The repressive and ideological state apparatuses
What did Bowles and gintis say ?
Capitalism requires a workforce with the kind of attitudes for their role
