sociology - theories on education

• what did functionalists believe about education

  education socialises children and keeps society stable. it is the bride between workplace and family
• what is marxists theory of education

  education builds a bigger class divide, it teaches that there will always be someone above you. reproduces class inequality
• what is feminist theory on education

  critisises past education, want serate gender schools.
• what are the 7 functionalist view on education

  • secondary socilisation
  • social solidarity
  • social cohesion
  • social cobility
  • sifting and sorting
  • specilist skills
  • social control
• what did parons write about education

  • education is the brideg between society and family - secondary socilisation
  • schools reward people on a basis of merit- social mobility
  • schools teach basic values of wieder society- social cohesion
  • schools functionas an important mechagnism- sifiting and sorting
• what did davis and moore theory of education

  role allication- argue that schools select pupils for their future roles

  education is a device for selection and it can be an inequality
• what is the human capital theory of education

  • balu and otic argue that modern economy for its prosperity
  • the meritocratic system does best suit their ability
• how does polarisation link to education

  bourgoise get access to better schools therfore more opportunities thus a bigger divide
• what was the correspondence theory

  education sytem provides the next generation to correspond to the ruling class sytem and ideolgies
• what is the hidden curriculum

  schools secretly teach students to conform to society norms of the workplace by being on time and in uniformm ect
• what is althusser ideological state apparatus

  in modern society the education system has taken over the church so more people listen to the education system. ruling class cannot hold powr for long using to education
• what are some of the features of hidden ciriculum

  school assemblies, school rewards, competition ect
• what is the new right opinion of education

  education system has failed in its aims,and it dosnet provide a good work force
• what is the new right and functionalist similarities

  M- both see the education as meritocacy

  t- both see some ae more talented then others

  v- both think schools should deliver vocational training

  s- both see that schols should deliver secondar socialisation
• what is the new right and functionalism dfferences

  u- new rght argue functionalists seek too much unformaty

  s- new right would argue that functionalists favour the state

  a- new rght would argue that functionalists dont consider accountability
• what is marketisation

  competition between marketing schools with the best factility and the schools for parents
• why do new right favour marketisation becuase

  want people to compete in order to get the best result therfore improving society as they try to beat eachother
• what do chubb and moe think about education

  talk about consumer choice and believe parents should be able to have the choice their children to the best schools
• what are internal and external factors

  internal factors are factors that happen in school effecing education

  external factors are factors that effect education outside school