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durkheim- 3 functions of education
-teaches
co-operation
-encourage a sense of
social
solidarity/
social
glue (america)
-teach societies
norms
and
values
Parsons 5 functions of education
-bridges gap between
work
and
home
-selection
process
-secondary
socialisation
-reinforces value
consensus
-has
universalistic
standards
Davis&Moore
-inequality
is necessary to ensure most important jobs go to most talented people
-well paid jobs encourage
competition
-education
is where individuals show what they can do
Blau
&
Duncan
for any
modern
economy to thrive it needs human
capital
critique of functionalist perspective
-schools
teach ruling class norms and values
-education
is not meritocratic-sets and banding