Functions of education Flashcards
(15 cards)
Functionalist: what is social solidarity D______
Durkheim.
school is society in miniature
interact with members of society
shared culture + commitment = unity
Functionalism: what are specialist skills
D______
Durkheim: taught specialist skills- for complex division of labour
E.g problem solving or Teamwork
what evaluates specialist skills and how ?
The wolf review of vocational education
1/3 of 16-19s do courses that do not lead to good jobs.
FUNCTIONALISM: what does P_____ say about secondary socialisation
education passes on key norms + values
meritocracy: socialised into it .
school mirrors society
what does P_____ add to secondary socialisation with his bridge analogy ?
think Standards and status
parsons is the bridge , a transition from home to work
teaches universalistic standards ( school , work hard) different to particularities standards (at home)
teaches about ascribed status (given to at birth) and achieved status (hard work)
Functionalism: sifting and sorting . who comes up with this?
Davis and moore
FUNCTIONALISM what do davis and moore say about role allocation?
it sifts and sorts people based off of meritocracy
education puts people onto suitable career paths
high grades = important jobs
important roles = rewards
inequalities =natural and desirable in capitalist society
how would stephen ball criticise David and Moores sifting and sorting ?
looking at social class , he sees different classes sifted into different sets
MARXISM: EDUCATION is ideological state apparatus - social control.
Althusser- ideological state apparatus - brainwashes people
causes false class consciousness meaning they do not rebel
Hidden curriculum teaches hierarchy and compliance
Marxism : the correspondence principle - Bowles and Gintis
education maintains capitalism
passive and docile workers required
school mirrors workplace : hidden curriculum:
hierarchy
external rewards
competition
dress code
MARXISM: what do bowles and gintis add to secondary socialisation?
education passes on capitalist values benefitting bourgeoisie
legitimises class inequality
what is the myth of meritocracy ?
education promotes myth helping persuade workers their class position is justified
success is actually based off of class background
causes WC to not challenge capitalism
MARXISM: WILLIS learning to LABOUR , what does it say through what method ?
challenges view of marxist secondary socialisation
interactionalism - uses group observation and interviews
WC boys develop an anti school subculture preparing them for WC jobs , they themselves acknowledge exploitation but do nothing about it
what did willis’ study show ?
the boys did not passively accept the hidden curriculum
they saw through the meritocratic ideology
they resist capitalist values = which sadly helps capitalism as they fail
this reproduces class inequality.
NEW RIGHT : education needs to be a marketplace
competition between schools ,driven by parents choices , will improve standards and efficiency .
