The Functionalist Reading/ Resources Key concepts, sociologists, Test yourself practice
perspective on education research studies and examples assessment questions
There are four key Core knowledge and evaluations Concepts (definitions) Basic recap questions and
functions of education: pop quizzes
The functionalist perspective on • Organic analogy
• Creating social solidarity education • Value consensus Functionalism or Marxism? –
• Teaching skills necessary • Role allocation quizlet flashcards
for work Evaluating the functionalist • Particularistic/ Universalistic
• Teaching core values perspective on the role of education values What’s the difference between
• Role Allocation (and • Specialist skills functionalism and Marxism?
meritocracy) • Social solidarity
Extension/ In the News • Meritocracy
Exam style questions
Students need to be able to • National identity
explain how education Emile Durkheim's view on the role of
performs these functions, education in society Outline three functions which
with examples and education might perform for
Sociologists
evaluations. Talcott Parson's perspective on society (6 marks)
education Durkheim, Parsons, Davis and
Evaluate the functionalist view
Moore
of the role of education in
society (30 marks, long
version)
Studies/ evidence/ examples
Evaluate the functionalist view
• The fact that schools 'work' for
of the role of education in
most pupils (educating Yorkshire
society (30 marks, short essay-
etc).
plan version)
• The increase in Vocational
Education
Applying material from Item B
• The fact that people with degrees
earn 85% more than those and your knowledge, evaluate
without degrees sociological explanations of the
• Truancy and exclusion statistics. role of education in
transmitting ideas and values.
(30 marks long version from
the 2017 paper 1 exam).
, The Marxist perspective on Reading/ Resources Key concepts, sociologists, Test yourself practice
education research studies and examples assessment questions
Traditional Marxism Core knowledge and evaluations Concepts (definitions) Basic recap questions and
pop quizzes
Education works in the The Marxist perspective on • Ideological state apparatus
interests of the elite and the education (includes Paul Willis) • Repressive state apparatus Functionalism or Marxism? –
middle class: • Ideological tool quizlet flashcards
Bowles and Gintis – The • Dominant ideology
• School forms part of Correspondence Principle • Correspondence theory What’s the difference between
the ideological state • The hidden/informal curriculum functionalism and Marxism?
apparatus Bowles and Gintis – The Illusion of
• It reproduces class the Equality of Opportunity Sociologists
inequality Exam style questions
• It legitimates class Evaluating the Marxist perspective -Bowles and Gintis (1976) Schooling
inequality. on education in Capitalist America Assess the Marxist view of the
• Education works in the -Paul Willis (1977) Learning to role of education in society (30
interests of capitalist Paul Willis: Learning to Labour Labour marks, full essay).
employers
Studies/ evidence/ examples
Neo-Marxism (Paul Willis) Extension/ In the News
Contemporary evidence you need
Students are active not Why intelligence doesn’t explain to be able to apply
passive, but membership of success
the counter school culture still • The fact that schools 'work' for
leads to inequality mos pupils (educating Yorkshire
etc).
Students need to be able to • The increase in Vocational
explain how education Education
performs these functions, • The fact that people with degrees
with examples and earn 85% more than those
evaluations. without degrees
• Truancy and exclusion statistics
• All of the evidence on the
relationship between social class
and educational achievement.
perspective on education research studies and examples assessment questions
There are four key Core knowledge and evaluations Concepts (definitions) Basic recap questions and
functions of education: pop quizzes
The functionalist perspective on • Organic analogy
• Creating social solidarity education • Value consensus Functionalism or Marxism? –
• Teaching skills necessary • Role allocation quizlet flashcards
for work Evaluating the functionalist • Particularistic/ Universalistic
• Teaching core values perspective on the role of education values What’s the difference between
• Role Allocation (and • Specialist skills functionalism and Marxism?
meritocracy) • Social solidarity
Extension/ In the News • Meritocracy
Exam style questions
Students need to be able to • National identity
explain how education Emile Durkheim's view on the role of
performs these functions, education in society Outline three functions which
with examples and education might perform for
Sociologists
evaluations. Talcott Parson's perspective on society (6 marks)
education Durkheim, Parsons, Davis and
Evaluate the functionalist view
Moore
of the role of education in
society (30 marks, long
version)
Studies/ evidence/ examples
Evaluate the functionalist view
• The fact that schools 'work' for
of the role of education in
most pupils (educating Yorkshire
society (30 marks, short essay-
etc).
plan version)
• The increase in Vocational
Education
Applying material from Item B
• The fact that people with degrees
earn 85% more than those and your knowledge, evaluate
without degrees sociological explanations of the
• Truancy and exclusion statistics. role of education in
transmitting ideas and values.
(30 marks long version from
the 2017 paper 1 exam).
, The Marxist perspective on Reading/ Resources Key concepts, sociologists, Test yourself practice
education research studies and examples assessment questions
Traditional Marxism Core knowledge and evaluations Concepts (definitions) Basic recap questions and
pop quizzes
Education works in the The Marxist perspective on • Ideological state apparatus
interests of the elite and the education (includes Paul Willis) • Repressive state apparatus Functionalism or Marxism? –
middle class: • Ideological tool quizlet flashcards
Bowles and Gintis – The • Dominant ideology
• School forms part of Correspondence Principle • Correspondence theory What’s the difference between
the ideological state • The hidden/informal curriculum functionalism and Marxism?
apparatus Bowles and Gintis – The Illusion of
• It reproduces class the Equality of Opportunity Sociologists
inequality Exam style questions
• It legitimates class Evaluating the Marxist perspective -Bowles and Gintis (1976) Schooling
inequality. on education in Capitalist America Assess the Marxist view of the
• Education works in the -Paul Willis (1977) Learning to role of education in society (30
interests of capitalist Paul Willis: Learning to Labour Labour marks, full essay).
employers
Studies/ evidence/ examples
Neo-Marxism (Paul Willis) Extension/ In the News
Contemporary evidence you need
Students are active not Why intelligence doesn’t explain to be able to apply
passive, but membership of success
the counter school culture still • The fact that schools 'work' for
leads to inequality mos pupils (educating Yorkshire
etc).
Students need to be able to • The increase in Vocational
explain how education Education
performs these functions, • The fact that people with degrees
with examples and earn 85% more than those
evaluations. without degrees
• Truancy and exclusion statistics
• All of the evidence on the
relationship between social class
and educational achievement.
