1.1.1 consensus theories- durkheim

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What do functionalists believe are the 3 functions of education

  1. Secondary socialisation

  2. Role allocation

  3. Providing skills for the economy

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What does Durkheim believe is the function of education

  • secondary socialisation

  • Passes on universalistic values

  • Creates a value consensus

  • Which creates social solidarity and cohesion

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Define organic solidarity

Social cohesion in modern societies based on the division of labour and specialised roles

Links wider society

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Evaluation- Marxists

  • the ruling class use education to spread the dominant ideology

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Evaluation- postmodernists

  • outdated

  • Can no longer have a value consensus because modern society is so diverse

  • Also because education is no longer based around assembly lines, skills may be better taught on the job

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Evaluation- Hargreaves

  • education doesn’t encourage social solidarity, it encourages individualism and competition

  • Collaboration is discouraged by saying its ‘cheating’ or ‘copying’

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How is a value consensus created

  • the overt/ formal curriculum

  • The hidden curriculum

  • By teaching specialist skills