SED2601 Practice Questions And Answers A+.

Functionalism means - Answer - Schools are linked to other institutions in society such as the state and the economy. - The schools take over from the family by socializing learners to work with people other than their family. -Schools teach skills and values to learners which will be useful in the workplace What are main ideas of functionalism? - Answer - Functionalist believe in social order: so schools play an important role in keeping society stable - Schools help society to function/ work more effectively. Functionalism is - Answer All learners who attend school are essentially equal: they have the same curriculum, classroom, uniform. Conflict theory argues that? - Answer - Some people and institutions have more power, such as economic power, than others. - Society is made up of social classes and they are unequal. - Some classes are more privileged than others. Conflict theory - Answer -Schools are not equal but there are deep inequalities in the schooling system. Schools are not for everyone. - Working-class schools are in general less privileged than middle-class schools. Conflict theorists emphasise - Answer Social justice issues and argue that society can change. What are symbolic interactionism's most important principles? - Answer - Considers the self/ individual - It argues that people: