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WorksheetsTopic 5 Education
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Functionalism is a...
a)
Consensus theory
b)
Conflict theory
c)
Postmodern theory
d)
Late modern theory
2.
Who argued the education system performs solidarity and specialist skills?
a)
Parsons
b)
Althusser
c)
Willis
d)
Durkheim
3.
Which term means "equal opportunities?"
a)
Meritocracy
b)
Socialisation
c)
Ideology
d)
Marketisation
4.
Who stated the education system is the "focal socialising agency?"
a)
Althusser
b)
Murray
c)
Parsons
d)
Willis
5.
Who argued the education system functions to allocate roles?
a)
Chubb and Moe
b)
Davis and Moore
c)
Bowles and Gintis
d)
Davies and Banbury
6.
According to functionalists, the education system benefits...
a)
...everyone
b)
...the rich
c)
...the poor
d)
...men
7.
Which term means turning the education system into a business?
a)
Ideology
b)
Socialisation
c)
Correspondence principle
d)
Marketisation
8.
Why did the New Right criticise functionalists?
a)
The education system is currently failing to perform its functions
b)
Ignores negative aspects of the education system
c)
Assumes students passively accept norms and values at school
d)
The education system does not benefit everyone, it only benefits the rich
9.
Who argued the education system is part of the ideological state apparatus?
a)
Althusser
b)
David
c)
Willis
d)
Gewirtz
10.
Which term means the education system mirrors the workplace?
a)
Hidden curriculum
b)
Parentocracy
c)
Correspondence principle
d)
Secondary socialisation
11.
Who argued meritocracy is a myth?
a)
Bowles and Gintis
b)
Murray
c)
Durkheim
d)
Parsons
12.
What methods did Willis use in his study?
a)
Official statistics and questionnaires
b)
Overt observation and interviews
c)
Covert observation and case studies
d)
Longitudinal studies and diaries
13.
Which of these is NOT a criticism of Willis' study?
a)
Small sample, not representative
b)
Only studied boys in one school, in one town. Cannot generalise these findings
c)
Students may have changed their behaviour to impress the observer
d)
Unethical as the boys did not know they were being observed
14.
Which theory would argue Marxists ignore the way schools reproduce patriarchy?
a)
New Right
b)
Feminists
c)
Functionalists
d)
Realists
15.
Who has been criticised for romanticising working class boys?
a)
Willis
b)
Althusser
c)
Murray
d)
Parsons
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