Education and Life Chances in Modern Education
Title: Education and Life Chances in Modern Education
Category: /Social Sciences/Sociology
Details: Words: 1565 | Pages: 6 (approximately 235 words/page)
Education and Life Chances in Modern Education
Category: /Social Sciences/Sociology
Details: Words: 1565 | Pages: 6 (approximately 235 words/page)
Public education, it can be argued, shapes society, instils social mores and indoctrinates the impressionable with those philosophies the elites value. This essay will focus upon three main areas intrinsic to the education system. These are the social reproduction of ideas, the life chances created and instilled through education, and the socialisation of the individuals undergoing the educational process. Two main sociological perspectives that are useful when studying the education system are Functionalism and Critical
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