func, marx, nr

functionalist beliefs

society is held together by a shared culture

we all feel a sense of social solidarity- Durkheim

society is like a biological organism

school is society in miniature

school is a meritocracy- Parsons

school allocates roles- Davis and Moore

marxist beliefs

society is based on class conflict- Marx

bourgeoisie exploit the proletariat for labour

capitalists own production and institutions prevent a working class revolution

hidden curriculum (e.g. rule following)

myth of meritocracy- Bowles and Gintis

ideological state apparatus- Althusser

learning to labour

paul willis

he spent 6 months study working class boys in the 1970s

counter culture

boys were anti middle class values, wanted working class jobs and verbally abused boys who wanted middle class jobs

shop floor culture

their mentality in school would match their later behaviour in manual labour jobs

new right beliefs

government and individuals ruined education

focus on encouraging competition in schools in order to raise standards and remove state control (favour a privatised system)

some people are more naturally gifted

voucher system

family’s would be given a voucher to spent on any school of their choice

schools would compete to attract customers and improve themselves

PRO- drives up school standards

CON- middle class parents may still have better knowledge and pick better schools than working class