SOCIO 109 Flashcards
Education
what are the views of the functionalist
schools socialize children into the norms and values of society and enable them to play useful
roles.
describe durkheim views on education
- he believes that education has positive functions (promoting social solidarity, maintaining value consensus and helping individuals to fit into society)
- teach them to cooperate
- teach them skills to gain a job
- teach them values which would be useful for economic development
- teach them to adhere to rules to establish social order
Discuss the views of Talcott Parsons
-transmits values from generation to generation ensuring continuity
school has a socialization function
- schools operate on meritocratic standard
- treats members based on universalistic standards
in summary the functionalist believe that education has 3 functions
Socialization
Skills provision
Role allocation
functionalist theorists
emile durkheim
talcott parsons
moore and davis
according to the functionalist, school prepares students based on
educational achievement
Parsons two reasons for his views on meritocratic society
- everyone is given a fair chance to maintain social order
- those who succeed will be rewarded
a criticism of the functionalist view is that david and moore theory justifies…..
inequality
marxist theorists
karl marx
louis althusser
pierre bordieu
bowles and gintis
the marxist view on education
education reproduces inequality and conflict
according to karl marx the capitalists relationship with the proletariat is one of
exploitation
dominance
subordination
inequality
superstructure
the economy which shapes all aspects of life in society
Marx generally argues
education is the vehicle to transmit the ideas of the ruling class to the working class
louis althusser argues that
the education system serves the needs of the capitalists by teaching the skills needed to reproduce a work force
School is a part of the ————-which socialize children into accepting the ruling ideology
Ideological state apparatus
According to Pierre Bordieu, society rewards children from different backgrounds in different ways for example
middle class gets white collar jobs
lower class gets blue collar jobs
what principle do bowles and gintis believe in
the Correspondence Principle = relationg situations in the school and the work place
According to Bowles and Gintis what values do Capitalists teach to reproduce a workforce?
Punctuality
Hardwork
Perseverance
Bowles and gintis observed that the main factors accounting for occupational rewards are
race, sex,class origin
interactionists
they view edducation from the perspective of the classroom
3 stages teachers speculate students
1 - tentative speculation based on first impression
2 - elaboration of the first impression interaction develops, impression confirmed or adapted
3- Stabilization
labelling
Characteristics which identify someone usually in a negative way
which theorist is associated with labelling
Howard Becker
Hargreaves
what does Howard Becker argue in terms of labelling
Students accept their label and it affects their performance
What does Hargreaves say about labelling
A label can stick depending on
- if its public or private
-extent to which others support the label - how student is labelled
self fulfilling prophecy
when a prediction made about a labelled student student comes to pass and they accept their identity because of peoples reaction to it
what is the name of this theorist who conducted the study students can reject labels and prove their teachers wrong by ensuring their success
Margaret Fuller
what is the name of this theorist who conducted the study students accepted their self-fulfilling prophecy
Rosenthal and Jacobson
streaming
students are banded together in groups based on academic ability
setting
students are placed in groups based on subjects
