functionalists

    Cards (5)

    • 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