PSE4801 Assignment 2 (DETAILED ANSWERS) 2024 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED

PSE4801 Assignment 2 (DISTINCTION ANSWERS) 2024 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED Answers, guidelines, workings and references...... Question 1 Functionalism and Conflict theory are two very different schools of thought looking at the same social world. With the focus on Conflict theory in this instance, discuss how conflict theorists view schooling as social construct. (10) Question 2 Elaborate on the interpretivist approach and how shared meanings influence how the individual interprets and interacts in a particular social context. (10) Chapter 2: Functionalist perspective on schooling Question 3 The Stage Theory has had a significant influence on matters of educational policy in third world countries. Explain what the Stage Theory is and briefly analyse the debate both inside and outside of the functionalist camp on this statement. (10) 28 Question 4 With reference to the functionalist perspective, critically discuss modernisation and how the modernisation theory emphasises the importance of human capital. (10) Chapter 3: Functional theory, policy and problems Question 5 Robert F Merton is on the one hand an important advocate of Functionalism, but on the other hand he has specific notions about functions. Explain Merton’s distinction between functions and reason. (10) Chapter 4: Marxist theory and education Question 6 Briefly explain the Ideological State Apparatuses (ISA’s) of Louis Althusser. (10) Chapter 5: The hidden curriculum revisited Question 7 Argue the Marxist point of view in terms of the hidden curriculum in school context and also refer to Anyon’s analysis of how the Marxist perspective extends to the concept of the hidden curriculum and how it reproduces the relations of production. (10) Question 8 The relationship between Feminism and Marxism has not always been an easy one. Briefly discuss Feminism as a form of Conflict Theory. (10) Chapter 6: The interpretivist point of view Question 9 Objections to the interpretivist approach as a superior mode of understanding are many. PSE4801/101 29 Briefly explain these objections, with particular reference to functionalist and Marxist arguments. (10) Chapter 7: Meaning and messages: Schooling and socialisation Question 10 Marxists draw attention to the way in which social roles are generated in contemporary society. Briefly explain the concepts of interpretation and legitimisation as portrayed by Marxists. (10)