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Karl Marx view on education |
* Marxists see the education system as working in the interests of ruling class elites. * According to the Marxist perspective on education, the system performs three functions for these elites: These are; Reproduces class inequality. Legitimates class inequality. IT Works in the interests of capitalist employers. |
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Functionalist view on education |
* Functionalists focus on the positive functions performed by the education system. There are four positive functions that education performs. * Advanced industrial economies would probably not function without education – universities have become more specialized over time. * Identifies education as an integral part of the social structure. All governments since WW2 have recognized the importance of education. |
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Emile Durkheim view on education |
2. Teaching skills necessary for work. Durkheim noted that an advanced industrial economy required a massive and complex Division of Labour1. At school, individuals learn the diverse skills necessary for this to take place. For example, we may all start off learning the same subjects, but later on we specialize when we do GCSEs.
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Talcott Parsons view on education |
3. Teaching us core values
Talcott Parsons argued that education acts as the ‘focal socializing agency’ in modern society. School plays the central role in the process of secondary socialization, taking over from primary socialization. He argued this was necessary because the family and the wider society work in different principles and children need to adapt if they re to cope In the wider world. |
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Functionalist view on education |
4. Role Allocation and meritocracy. Education allocates people to the most appropriate job for their talents using examinations and qualifications. This ensures that the most talented are allocated to the occupations that are most important for society. This is seen to be fair because there is equality of opportunity – everyone has a chance of success and it is the most able who succeed through their own efforts – this is known as meritocracy |
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Durkheim view on education |
1. Creating social solidarity
We have social solidarity when we feel as if we are part of something bigger. Durkheim argued that school makes us feel like we are part of something bigger. This is done through the learning of subjects such as history and English which give us a shared sense of identity. Also in American schools, children pledge allegiance to the flag.Durkheim argued that ‘school is a society in miniature.’ preparing us for life in wider society. For example, both in school and at work we have to cooperate with people who are neither friends or family – which gets us ready for dealing with people at work in later life. |
