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Functionalism and Education

Functionalists look at how

education works (functions)
for society as a whole.

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Functionalism and Education

Education produces essential

similarities in everyone in society,
and so helps social integration.
(Durkheim)

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Functionalism and Education

Education fills µempty¶ children

with the knowledge of their teachers,
and develops their skills.
(Durkheim)

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Functionalism and Education

In school, children learn

the rules of their society;
secondary socialisation.
(Durkheim)

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Functionalism and Education

Education provides a training

for adult life.
(National Curriculum)

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Functionalism and Education

Education acts as a bridge

between the family
and the adult world.
(Parsons)

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Functionalism and Education

Education leads children away

from the particularistic values
in the family.
(Parsons)

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Functionalism and Education

Education teaches children to

accept the universalistic values
of adult society.
(Parsons)

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Functionalism and Education

Education identifies individuals

as worthy on the basis of measured
achievements (merit).
(Parsons)

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Functionalism and Education

Those with higher achievements

are given greater rewards.
This produces a meritocracy.
(Parsons)

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Functionalism and Education

A meritocracy is a society where

rewards: position, status, money,
are based on achievement.

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Functionalism and Education

By identifying people as high

achievers or low achievers, the
education system allocates people
to roles in adult life: role allocation.
(Kingsley and Moore)

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Functionalism and Education

Functionalists look at how

education works (functions)
for society as a whole.

1
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Functionalism and Education

Education produces essential

similarities in everyone in society,
and so helps social integration.
(Durkheim)

2
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Functionalism and Education

Education fills µempty¶ children

with the knowledge of their teachers,
and develops their skills.
(Durkheim)

3
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Functionalism and Education

In school, children learn

the rules of their society;
secondary socialisation.
(Durkheim)

4
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Functionalism and Education

Education provides a training

for adult life.
(National Curriculum)

5
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Functionalism and Education

Education acts as a bridge

between the family
and the adult world.
(Parsons)

6
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Functionalism and Education

Education leads children away

from the particularistic values
in the family.
(Parsons)

7
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Functionalism and Education

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Education teaches children to
accept the universalistic values
of adult society.
(Parsons)

8
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Functionalism and Education

Education identifies individuals

as worthy on the basis of
measured
achievements (merit).
(Parsons)

9
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Functionalism and Education

Those with higher

achievements
are given greater rewards.
This produces a meritocracy.
(Parsons)

10
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Functionalism and Education

A meritocracy is a society where

rewards: position, status, money,
are based on achievement.

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Functionalism and Education

By identifying people as high

achievers or low achievers, the
education system allocates people
to roles in adult life: role allocation.
(Kingsley and Moore)

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