Paper 1 Sociology AQA A-Level Prep Exam With Complete Solutions.
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Four functions of Education, according to Functionalism: - Answer Socialisation and social solidarity
Bridge between family and society
Developing Human Capital
Role Allocation
Function 1: Socialisation and social solidarity- DURKHEIM - Answer Education system meets demands of societ...
Paper 1 Sociology AQA A-Level Prep
Exam With Complete Solutions.
Four functions of Education, according to Functionalism: - Answer Socialisation and social solidarity
Bridge between family and society
Developing Human Capital
Role Allocation
Function 1: Socialisation and social solidarity- DURKHEIM - Answer Education system meets demands
of society by passing on culture and values within society, through hidden curriculum and PSHCE lessons.
Improves social solidarity as they are taught the values of society.
Function 2: Bridge between family and society- PARSONS - Answer Schools provide links between
society and family so they move from an ascribed status and paturalistic values to meritocratic and the
univeralistic values of wider society.
Function 3: Developing Human Capital-SCHULTZ - Answer Educational investment benefits wider
economy. It provides a qualified and flexible workforce. Education makes sure best and most qualified
people end up in highly skilled roles.
Function 4:Role allocation-DAVIS AND MOORE - Answer Education system provides means to selecting
and sifting people into social hierarchy. Power, wealth and status directly linked to educational
acheivement in meritocratic society.
Two Evaluation points for Socialisation and social solidarity - Answer -Ignores dysfunctional aspects of
education e.g. negative conflict
- Myth of meritocracy yet there is private education systems
Two Evaluation point for Bridge between family and society - Answer - Marxists: Hidden curriculum:
Reinforces social inequality and maintains ruling class ideology
- Feminists: Hidden curriculum: Maintains and reinforces patriarchy not meritocracy
,Evalution point for Developing human capital - Answer Wong: Functionalists assume children are
passive puppets of socialisation but process complex and they ignore pupil-teacher relationships
Evalution point for role allocation - Answer Weak link between educational achievement and economic
success
New Right view of education - Answer State takes too much of a crucial role in education and
marketisation would raise standards.
What does the New Right say school should do? - Answer They should compete with each other,
parents and pupils are consumers
Chubb and Moe - Answer Competition would lead to raising educational standards. Necessary for
schools to attract their 'customers' by being successful and popular.
One example of New Right influence in educational policy making - Answer > 1980 Vocational
Education
> 1988 Education Reform Act:
* League Tables
* OFSTED
New Labour: Academies
Coalition Government:
* Free schools
* Education privatisation
Four functions of Education, according to Marxists: - Answer > Reproducing social inequality
> Legitamising social inequality
> Correspondance principal
> Myth of Meritocracy
, Function 1: Reproducing social inequality-ALTHUSSER - Answer Private education prepares elite
children for positions of power.
Hidden curriculum shaped to assist M/C achievement deterring W/C
Function 2: Legitamising social inequality- ALTHUSSER - Answer M/C has access to cultural and
economic capital putting them at an advantage.
Education encourages students to accept capitalist values through hidden curriculum
Function 3: Correspondence principal- BOWLES AND GINTIS - Answer Schools mirror world of work to
prepare for manual labour e.g. discipline and consequences
Function 4: Myth of meritocracy- BOWLES AND GINTIS - Answer Schools discriminate in favour of M/C.
Hidden curriculum lower W/C amibitions
Evaluation of Marxists: Giroux (Neo-Marxists) - Answer Reject view that w/c are passive accept position
to become compliant workers.
Evaluation of Marxists: Social Democratic - Answer Marxists exaggerate effect education has on
working class educational achievement. Policies such a comprehensivisation have improved chances
from working class.
Evaluation of Marxists: Neo-Liberals - Answer Saunders claims middle-class educational success is due
to biological differences
Evaluation of Marxists: New Right - Answer Chubb and Moe argue Marxists fail to see how education
has failed all social groups. They believe education has failed to equip students with neccessary skills in
global market place.
Evaluation of Marxists: Postmodernism - Answer They fail to acknowledge education reproduces
diversity rather than inequality. Morrow and Torres claim students create own identities.
1988 Education Reform Act - Answer All schools teach same core curriculum.
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