Imogen funct ed quiz

What is a key functionalist idea of education?

• providing necessary skills for the economy
• primary socialisation
• can lead to whatever job they want
• providing skills for the individual

How does secondary socialisation happen through education?

• teaching social solidarity
• teaching them to be individual
• teaching broad skills
• teaching them to follow what they think is right

How is social solidarity taught?

• through the formal and hidden curriculum
• by passing on personal values
• focusing on the present ideas
• focus on the furture

What do functionalists believe the role of education is?

• A bridge between family and wider society
• A bridge between school and work
• A way to learn about family
• A way to learn a new way to act

Do functionalists believe in meritocracy?

• Yes
• No

What is meritocracy?

• The ability to succeed by trying and achieving at school
• The ability to succeed through illegitimate means
• The chances of getting a well paying job
• The likelihood of doing well in exams

How does role allocation work?

• Through inequality of ability
• Through equal payment/ reward for everyone
• Through discouraging competition
• Through everyone having the same ability

What is Schultz's idea?

• High level of spending needed for education as an investment for the furture
• Cultural capital
• More education means less value for skilled workers
• Each person may be doing a job not suited for them

What is the human capital?

• the economic value of a worker's experience and skills
• the value of human life
• the value of family influence on education

Who believed education should focus on history?

• Durkheim
• Parsons
• Schultz
• Davis and moore