PSE4801 Assignment 2 2023.

PSE4801 Assignment 2 2023. Detailed working, solutions, memo, notes & explanations.........................Question 1 Differentiate between how functionalists and conflict theorists view the school. (10) Question 2 How does the interpretivist approach view the social world and the school? (10) Chapter 2: Functionalist perspective on schooling Question 3 Robert Dreeben argues that school children function according to key norms. Briefly discuss the four key norms while moving from lower to higher grades. (10) PSE4801/101/0/2023 29 Question 4 In terms of equal opportunity, briefly unpack the three reasons functionalists provide for moving from ascribed to achieved rewards. (10) Chapter 3: Functional theory, policy and problems Question 5 Briefly discuss five points of critique against functionalism. (10) Chapter 4: Marxist theory and education Question 6 Briefly distinguish between Marxism and neo-Marxism. (10) Chapter 5: The hidden curriculum revisited Question 7 Differentiate between the functionalist and the Marxist points of view in terms of the hidden curriculum in school context. (10) Question 8 Briefly discuss Foucault’s influence on contemporary social movements. (10) Chapter 6: The interpretivist point of view Question 9 Briefly discuss Peter Winch’s take on the modelling of social research and the importance of interpretation. (10) Chapter 7: Meaning and messages: Schooling and socialisation Question 10 Briefly explain the concepts of interpretation and legitimisation as portrayed by Marxists.