Parsons on education

Question 1

Parsons - secondary socilisation

Answer 1

• bridge between home and society - need for value consensus
• particularistic to universal values
• ascribed status to achieved status
• collectivism to individualism

Question 2

How does education achieve this

Answer 2

• hidden or informal curriculum
• norms and values of schools
• assessments
• competition between students

Question 3

Contemporary applications

Answer 3

• school uniform policies
• disciplinary policies of schools
• OFSTED - cultural capital
• social, moral, spiritual and cultural education