Theorists Flashcards
Who is Durkheim?
Founding Father of Functionalism. Talks about Social Solidarity and Specialist Skills
Who is Parsons?
Functionalist. Talks about Secondary Socialisation. Education acts as a Bridge between family and wider society. Also discusses universalistic vs particularistic standards
Who are Bowles and Gintis?
Marxists. They came up with the Myth of Meritocracy and the Correspondence Principle
Who are Davis and Moore?
Functionalist. They created the idea of Sifting and Sorting, saying that students are sorted into subjects/sets based purely on their ability
Who is Charles Murray?
The Founder of the New Right and creator of Underclass Theory
What did Chubb and Moe find in 1990, and what was their recommendation?
New Right. They found that children from low income families who go to private school perform 5% better than those who go to state school. They concluded that this is because private schools have to answer to their consumers (parents), so they suggested bringing in the voucher system and therefore marketisation
Who is Karl Marx?
Founding Father of Marxism
Who is Althusser?
Marxist. Created the idea of the Ideological State Apparatus and the Repressive State Apparatus
Who is Willis?
Marxist. Studied a group of 12 working class lads who created an anti-school subculture as a response to the Myth of Meritocracy
Who is Thompson?
Postmodernist. Argues that only in a Postmodernist society can schools break free from the ‘oppressive uniformity’/one size fits all education system. Instead, they can customise themselves to meet the needs of their communities, such as the increasing number of faith schools
