The role of education in society Flashcards
what does Durkheim say about the 3 functions of education?
- socialisation
- social solidarity
- skills provisions
who says that role allocation is a function of education?
davis and Moore
what does Durkheim say about socialisation?
secondary education bridges the gap between home and the real world
why did Durkheim believe that he’s teaching history is important?
encourages pride, shared identity and a collective view point
what is meritocracy?
system where achievements are based on merit only
who claims this is a feature of the education system?
parsons
what would parsons say about skills provision in education?
allows to socialise into the correct roles eg men and women
what are some criticisms of the functionalist view of socialisation?
this only works if the whole group share a collective set of norms and values (eg multicultural groups may not all share the same mainstream norms and values)
what do marxists say the 2 main functions of education are?
reproduction of class inequality
legitimise the social class difference
what does Althusser say the education system is part of?
the ISA
what’s the ISA + function
the ideological state apparatus - promotes a ruling class ideology
what does Bordieu say about the education system ?
the working class are tricked into accepting the inequalities and shown the superiority of middle class culture
who came up with Correspondence Theory?
Bowles and Ginitis
what is correspondence theory?
education corresponds with employment
- conformist pupils are rewarded
- schools teach an acceptance of hierarchy
- pupils have become motivated by external rewards
- school is fragmented into smaller sections
what’s Reynolds criticism of the marxist approach?
he says some subjects in school do encourage more critical thinking and individual thought eg - sociology
what does Neo - marxist Giroux say?
not all working class students passively push back and many do respond to the inequalities in education
what was the key study carries out by Paul willis - and how does it support Giroux views?
learning to labour - the lads pushed back against the education system
