Education

• Education is the process of giving and receiving knowledge, generally associated in contemporary (modern) society with schools and universities.
• Social cohesion - everyone works together and everyone agrees on norms and values
• Norms and values are learnt through subjects like PSHE (personal, social and health education) and citizenship. Different subjects will teach you different norms and values.
• Hidden curriculum comes from interacting with teachers, assemblies and the rules of the school.
• Schools play a role in teaching the norms and values of society - secondary socialisation.
• Why does every have to have different skills...

  For the individual - not everyone is able to have the same skills. Individuals can be a functioning member of society.

  For society - it allows society to function effectively. All jobs can then be filled in society.
• How does role allocation work?

  Jobs are given mainly based on their educational qualifications and other skills and talents more than wealth, status and power.
• Meritocracy - you work hard you will achieve - success is based on hard work. A social system that rewards hard work instead of inherited status.
• Why do functionalists think meritocracy is fair?


  It is fair because everyone has a chance of success as people are able to succeed through their own efforts.
• School diversity - when lots of different types of schools exist together in society