Theory And Education Flashcards

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Functionalist roles

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Secondary socialisation (Durkheim)
Meritocracy (parsons)
Role allocation (Davis and Moore)
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Secondary socialisation

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Durkheim
Passing on norms and values of society
Maintains social order
Creates value consensus
Strengthens social solidarity
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Examples of secondary socialisation

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Detention (punishing for going against social norms)

History (teaches shared culture and creates social solidarity)

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Maritocracy

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Parsons
Bridge between family and wider society
Selects people for appropriate roles & helps high achievers to succeed and rise to the top

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Role allocation

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Davis and Moore
Education sorts students into different roles using the principles of stratification
The more money the more status so they can motivate people to train for these roles and select the best people

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Evaluation of the functionalist approach

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Cannot be meritocratic if there are differences in class, ethnicities and genders
More who you know than what you know
Not all life skills are taught
Doesn’t explain why it may be benefitting some groups over others

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Marxist roles

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Prepares children for the world of work (Bowles and gintis)
Education supports capitalism (Willis)
Legitimises inequality (bourdieu)
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Preparing children for the world of work

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Bowles and gintis

Children are given the skills employers look for and that they need to succeed in wider society

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Examples of education preparing children for the world of work

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Taught to accept the hierarchy
Motivated to do boring work
Day is broken down
Rewarded for following rules

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Supporting capitalism

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Willis
New workforce see society as fair
Legitimises the working class
Creates obedient docile workforce who will not revolt

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Legitimising inequality

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Bourdieu
Cultural capital means ruling class get better jobs
No meritocracy
Ruling class blame working class for being talentless as the reason to them not succeeding

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Evaluation of Marxist view

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Assume everyone is passive. Willis disproved this and found that many stand up to authority
Most people do not think that society is equal

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The new right approach

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Should not rely on the state for education
Standards of schools would improve if the operated like businesses competing for customers and profit
Need an education market for schools to succeed causing more competition

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Feminist approach

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Hidden curriculum enforces gender roles
Gender stereotyping within subject choices
Boys demand more teacher attention,while girls are out performing them
Men dominate top positions within schools

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Liberal feminist

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Want equal access for both sexes

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Radical feminists

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Want female centred education as men are a bad influence

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Marxist feminists

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Consider class, gender and ethnic differences