Education is also one of the main influences on role allocation within society; allocating people to the most appropriate jobs for their talent, using examinations and their results from these. Durkheim views the education system as an institution that can create social solidarity. This is done by teaching students about the common norms and values of the British culture through the national and hidden curriculum, this enables people to establish a common view on society as a whole, therefore, in theory, creating a more harmonic society. In addition to this, schools create a miniature society, teaching students to cooperate, follow rules and respect their seniors. Parson views the education system as being meritocratic, enabling everyone to have equal opportunities, and success being down to individual desire to succeed and ability.
So the main function of education is to maintain a value consensus in society. Consequently Parsons (1961) sees schools as a bridge between family and wider society. This bridge is needed as they both operate on different principles. Within the family, the child is judged by particularistic standards and status is ascribed. Whereas in education and wider society, status is achieved and we are all judged by the same universalistic standards e.g.
Durkheim argues that education system helps to create social solidarity by transmitting society’s culture- its shared belief and culture from one generation to next. He furthermore argues that education teaches individuals the specialist knowledge and skills that they need to play their part in the division of labour. Education is organised on meritocratic principles and rewards pupils’ ability, not their social background. However, functionalist perspective can be criticised as there does not always exist an equal opportunity in education. For example, achievement is greatly influenced by class background rather than ability.
U N I T 7 1. Explain how and why person-centered values must influence all aspects of health and social-care work It is very important that we as care workers apply person-centered values in every aspect of the work we do. Some of the key values include: -Treating people as individuals. That is very important, because people we support they have their likes, dislikes, strength and personality. -Supporting people to exercise their rights-the rights of people are protected by law and in particular by the Human Rights Act 1998.Sixteen basic human rights have been incorporated into UK law.
An individual’s culture can be known to help make a persons identity and everyone believes different things creating different identities. This has a big impact on the way people treat each other and the understanding of the differences between their cultural values. Staple Hill Primary School mention in their aim that they ensure that everyone feels welcomed, informed and valued, this shows that the health and social care workers are aware that they need to be sensitive to both culture and beliefs. Finally, a positive care environment is very dependant upon effective communication and effective communication is dependant upon a willingness to work with each other, awareness of boundaries, reliability, clear knowledge of duties and responsibilities, self-awareness of beliefs, listening skills, empathy and honesty. Communication is essential within a health and social care setting as it helps those to gain understanding of someone’s wants and needs, this could be carried out in a number of ways, such as written wording, sign language or just simply
Glasgow City Council HNC Social Care Assessment Task 1: Values Essay Elizabeth McKeever Social Care Worker Values provide general guidelines for behaviour. They provide the overall beliefs about what is good or bad, desirable or undesirable (HARALAMBOS &. HOLBORN 7TH edition p8). Value is the worth we place upon something it may be monetary (e.g. a house to the value of £150,000) but for social care, we focus on the intrinsic worth of individuals Sometimes this can be known as unconditional positive regard.
The LEA have a closer role to the schools and the community. They are also responsible for; Training and development Tackling health inequalities Discipling the staff (depending on how serious the matter is) National government.National government are responsible for devising policies and the curriculum. Then ensuring that they are implemented. Their role is to enhance the opportunities and experiences for the children and the staff working with them by focusing on giving extra support for the more vulnerable children in England, to make sure they all receive the same level of education and equal opportunities . As well as setting the policy the National Government look into ways of maintaining the quality of the services for children under the five outcomes of Every Child Matters.
Unit 008 The roles and responsibilities of any teacher are wide ranging. We must ensure that we deliver the curriculum set by the awarding body in a style appropriate to our learners, considering their expectations and those of their parents and employers and their learning styles, which we will identify. Unfortunately the cost of all resources has an impact on the delivery of any course whether it will lead to a qualification or to gain a new skill so we must deliver value for money. We must conform to all current legislation, regulatory requirements and codes of practice taking into consideration our environment and risk assessments. Not only will the diversity of our learners be valued but we must promote equality in all aspects of our role as a teacher or facilitator.
I am going to explain how the application of relevant principles and values will enable professionals to provide holistic support for individuals who use social services. (P1) Empowerment of Individuals Empowerment is enabling individuals to take responsibility for their own lives by making informed decisions, this is seen to be at the heart of the Care Value Basis and is important to make individuals feel respected and valued. Promotion of Choice Enabling vulnerable adults to make their own choices can make a massive impact on individuals in a positive way which gives them the independence that they feel they are entitled to, for example choosing what clothes they wear, what food they eat and what activities they take part in. Promotion of Rights All individuals in a health and social care environment have rights to confidentiality, choice and to have their individuality acknowledged and respected. Recognition of Preferences When providing social care support for vulnerable people, it is important to find out and recognize their preferences.
We are all one race and that is, human. Everyone can benefit from the social construction of race by understanding what the impact of events and change has done to our society and that it ultimately affects our society. 4. What are the benefits to this group? The benefits of a multiracial group or identity is that one can stand their ground and will be able to reject social pressures to identify with one race or another, a multiracial group or identity is better equipped to assimilate into racially mixed environments and be able to feel a sense of fitting in, which would be beneficial in one’s psychological and social well being, it also allows one to have different cultural mind sets, and picking an identity with one race or another would ultimately put one on the