Functionalis

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Seeks equilibrium in social function
promotes common beliefs, values
and societal role. Rooted in self-
reliance, learning responsibility,
fairness, unfairness, establishes
that achievement translates into
social/class status, objectives
taught in sequential chunks,
Concerned with
socioeconomic class in
Post- society.
Use or
Modernism concerns over
One has ability to control Hidden curriculum
their future by aiming for a cues .
Concerned with
better life, ability to weed socioeconomic
out universal truth and class Similaritie Concerned with
socioeconomic class
knowledge, social separation,
structures are change
seeks to
eliminate
s separation in
society ability to
agents that define economic, achieve wealth.
meaning, use theories to cultural and
class bias.
question knowledge/
understanding, processes
are used to examine and
Concerned with
resolve social problems. socioeconomic class in
society.

Interpretivi
sminteraction patterns of
Examines
societies tied to educational
community in an institution.
Perpetuates class inequalities,
replicates communication styles
to maintain social class, may
miscommunication of views to
unite one social view of all
socioeconomic classes.
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efs, values
d in self-
nsibility,
ablishes
ates into
ctives
unks,

Marxism
Use or Inequality in education
concerns over translates into social
Hidden curriculum
cues .
inequality. Education is a
change agent serving the
wealthy/powerful above
Concerned with
socioeconomic class working classes, difficulty
separation in of classes struggle for equal
society ability to share of wealth, aware of
achieve wealth. perpetuation of
class/cultural status
inequalities, seeks to create
cooperative harmonious
societies.