fucntionalism education`

4 positive functions proposed by education system

Creating social solidarity

Teaching specialist skills

Torching core values

Role allocation/meritocracy

Social solidarity

Durkheim

Through shared values and norms

Anomie

Normlessness, confusion where societal rules start to break down

Mechanic solidarity

Simple societies with low divisions of labour

Organic society

Complex industrial societies with a high divisions of labour

Teaching specialist skills

Durkheim

Education

The bridge theory/meritocracy

Parsons

Role allocation

Davis and Moore

Social stratification

Davis and Moore

Strengths of functionalist perspective

Particularistic - universalistic

Helps people work hard- have a chance

Explains social cohesion formation

Weaknesses of functionalist perspective

Rose tinted arguments

We dont have shared norms and values - globalisation

Outdated view