Complete the following lists to show the differences between functionalist and Marxist views of the role of education. Functionalist View Marxist View Education… Education… Serves the needs of the whole society. Serves the needs of? Serves as a selection mechanism to ensure that the jobs people get match their talents Transmits society’s … [Read more...]

Repressive: police; courts; army. Ideological: education; mass media; religion. Reproduction: transmitting inequality from generation to generation e.g. by failing working-class pupils in each generation. Legitimation: justifying inequality as fair and natural e.g. the myth of meritocracy. Similarities or parallels between schools and workplace e.g. hierarchy of bosses and workers It … [Read more...]