HED4809
ASSIGNMENT 3
ANSWERS 2024
HED4809 ASSIGNMENT 3 ANSWERS 2024
, ASSIGNMENT 03: ESSAY-TYPE QUESTION (100 MARKS)
DUE DATE: To be communicated on myModules
UNIQUE NUMBER: To be communicated on myModules
Write an essay of no more than ten (10) typed pages (cover page, table of
contents and reference list excluded) on the following topic:
Viewed from a functionalist point of view, the school as socialisation agent
and as a man-made institution, contributes towards the process of ‘creating a
social self’ in an individual in society.
Discuss this statement by referring to the role of the school as socialisation
agent in society, as
portrayed by functionalism.
Structure your essay as follows:
1. Introduction to the essay: Indicate the role of the school as organisation
and socialisation agent in society viewed by the functionalist.
(10)
2. Body of the essay: Explain the various functions of the school.
(10)
3. Then argue the social complexities related to the school as socialisation
agent in terms of the functionalist point of view:
• Role differentiation and social solidarity as requirements for social life
• Stage theory associated with functionalism
• Key norms (Dreeben) and schooling
ASSIGNMENT 3
ANSWERS 2024
HED4809 ASSIGNMENT 3 ANSWERS 2024
, ASSIGNMENT 03: ESSAY-TYPE QUESTION (100 MARKS)
DUE DATE: To be communicated on myModules
UNIQUE NUMBER: To be communicated on myModules
Write an essay of no more than ten (10) typed pages (cover page, table of
contents and reference list excluded) on the following topic:
Viewed from a functionalist point of view, the school as socialisation agent
and as a man-made institution, contributes towards the process of ‘creating a
social self’ in an individual in society.
Discuss this statement by referring to the role of the school as socialisation
agent in society, as
portrayed by functionalism.
Structure your essay as follows:
1. Introduction to the essay: Indicate the role of the school as organisation
and socialisation agent in society viewed by the functionalist.
(10)
2. Body of the essay: Explain the various functions of the school.
(10)
3. Then argue the social complexities related to the school as socialisation
agent in terms of the functionalist point of view:
• Role differentiation and social solidarity as requirements for social life
• Stage theory associated with functionalism
• Key norms (Dreeben) and schooling
