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What is one function of education according to the document?

• It promotes inequality.

• It transmits culture through socialisation.

• It discourages workforce development.

• It limits opportunities for minorities.

According to the criticisms of the functionalist theory, who are assumed to lack talent?

• Middle-class white men

• Ethnic minorities, the poor, and women

• Wealthy individuals

• Highly trained workforce

What do Marxists believe education passes on?

• Skills and knowledge

• Ruling class values

• Opportunities for all

• Meritocratic principles

What do most people learn according to the document?

• Advanced skills

• Obedience

• Critical thinking

• Creativity

Who said that education is meritocratic and sorts the most able for the best jobs?

• Marxists

• Davis and Moore

• Wealthy individuals

• Middle-class white men

What perspective do Marxists disagree with?

• Functionalist perspective

• Capitalist perspective

• Socialist perspective

• Communist perspective

According to Marxism, who forms education?

• The bourgeoisie

• The proletariat

• The government

• The educators

What is education considered a part of, according to Marxism?

• A system of social control

• A system of liberation

• A system of equality

• A system of innovation

Why do children fail, according to the concept of material circumstances in Marxism?

• They are deprived of the basic necessities of life

• They lack motivation

• They have poor teachers

• They are not intelligent

What does the feminist perspective disagree with?

• Marxist perspective

• Functionalist perspective

• Symbolic interactionist perspective

• Conflict perspective