The Role of Education

Question 1

3 functionalists, and what they said?

Answer 1

1) . Durkheim (1903) - solidarity and skills.
2) . Parsons (1961) - socialisation and meritocracy.
3) . Davis and Moore (1945) - role allocation.

Question 2

3 Marxists, and what they said?

Answer 2

1) . Althusser (1971) - ISA.
2) . Bowles and Gintis (1976) -

• correspondence principle.
• the hidden curriculum.
• myth of meritocracy.
• role allocation.

3). Willis (1977) - learning to labour.

Question 3

New Right sociologist, and what he said?

Answer 3

Chubb and Moe (1990) - giving the consumer choice.