SOCIO 109

Question 1

what are the views of the functionalist

Answer 1

schools socialize children into the norms and values of society and enable them to play useful
roles.

Question 2

describe durkheim views on education

Answer 2

• he believes that education has positive functions (promoting social solidarity, maintaining value consensus and helping individuals to fit into society)
• teach them to cooperate
• teach them skills to gain a job
• teach them values which would be useful for economic development
• teach them to adhere to rules to establish social order

Question 3

Discuss the views of Talcott Parsons

Answer 3

-transmits values from generation to generation ensuring continuity
school has a socialization function
- schools operate on meritocratic standard
- treats members based on universalistic standards

Question 4

in summary the functionalist believe that education has 3 functions

Answer 4

Socialization
Skills provision
Role allocation

Question 5

functionalist theorists

Answer 5

emile durkheim
talcott parsons
moore and davis

Question 6

according to the functionalist, school prepares students based on

Answer 6

educational achievement

Question 7

Parsons two reasons for his views on meritocratic society

Answer 7

• everyone is given a fair chance to maintain social order
• those who succeed will be rewarded

Question 8

a criticism of the functionalist view is that david and moore theory justifies…..

Answer 8

inequality

Question 9

marxist theorists

Answer 9

karl marx
louis althusser
pierre bordieu
bowles and gintis

Question 10

the marxist view on education

Answer 10

education reproduces inequality and conflict

Question 11

according to karl marx the capitalists relationship with the proletariat is one of

Answer 11

exploitation
dominance
subordination
inequality

Question 12

superstructure

Answer 12

the economy which shapes all aspects of life in society

Question 13

Marx generally argues

Answer 13

education is the vehicle to transmit the ideas of the ruling class to the working class

Question 14

louis althusser argues that

Answer 14

the education system serves the needs of the capitalists by teaching the skills needed to reproduce a work force

Question 15

School is a part of the ————-which socialize children into accepting the ruling ideology

Answer 15

Ideological state apparatus

Question 16

According to Pierre Bordieu, society rewards children from different backgrounds in different ways for example

Answer 16

middle class gets white collar jobs
lower class gets blue collar jobs

Question 17

what principle do bowles and gintis believe in

Answer 17

the Correspondence Principle = relationg situations in the school and the work place

Question 18

According to Bowles and Gintis what values do Capitalists teach to reproduce a workforce?

Answer 18

Punctuality
Hardwork
Perseverance

Question 19

Bowles and gintis observed that the main factors accounting for occupational rewards are

Answer 19

race, sex,class origin

Question 20

interactionists

Answer 20

they view edducation from the perspective of the classroom

Question 21

3 stages teachers speculate students

Answer 21

1 - tentative speculation based on first impression
2 - elaboration of the first impression interaction develops, impression confirmed or adapted
3- Stabilization

Question 22

labelling

Answer 22

Characteristics which identify someone usually in a negative way

Question 23

which theorist is associated with labelling

Answer 23

Howard Becker
Hargreaves

Question 24

what does Howard Becker argue in terms of labelling

Answer 24

Students accept their label and it affects their performance

Question 25

What does Hargreaves say about labelling

Answer 25

A label can stick depending on - if its public or private -extent to which others support the label - how student is labelled

Question 26

self fulfilling prophecy

Answer 26

when a prediction made about a labelled student student comes to pass and they accept their identity because of peoples reaction to it

Question 27

what is the name of this theorist who conducted the study students can reject labels and prove their teachers wrong by ensuring their success

Answer 27

Margaret Fuller

Question 28

what is the name of this theorist who conducted the study students accepted their self-fulfilling prophecy

Answer 28

Rosenthal and Jacobson

Question 29

streaming

Answer 29

students are banded together in groups based on academic ability

Question 30

setting

Answer 30

students are placed in groups based on subjects