Describe the Functionalist (Emile Durkheim), Conflict (Marxist) and Interactionist approach to the Socialization of Education.
Title: Describe the Functionalist (Emile Durkheim), Conflict (Marxist) and Interactionist approach to the Socialization of Education.
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Describe the Functionalist (Emile Durkheim), Conflict (Marxist) and Interactionist approach to the Socialization of Education.
Category: /Social Sciences/Sociology
Details: Words: 923 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Describe the Functionalist, Conflict and Interactionist approach to the Socialization of Education.
Education - A Functionalist Perspective
Emile Durkheim proposed an explicitly functionalist explanation of the role of education in society. The major function/task of education was, according to Durkheim, the transmission of society's norms and values. Durkheim considered that all societies must have means of passing on their norms and values to the young. If they did not, they could not continue. Such
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'roles'-as child, student, parent, etc.)
The significant actors in the school setting are teachers, pupils and parents - the significant interactions therefore take place between:
- teachers and pupils
- teachers and teachers
- pupils and pupils
- teachers and parents
- pupils and parents
These interactions can be either positive and constructive or negative and damaging. They clearly are intertwined with each other and the lines between them are far from clearly defined.
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