In order to assess the contribution of functionalism to our understanding of the role of education we need to look at the functionalist ideas of education on which we can base some of our understanding. First of all we need to look at the basics of education according to the functionalists. It can be said that functionalists take a positive view on education. They see it as a form of secondary socialisation that is essential in order to uphold society. Functionalists say that it provides vital social
Assess the contribution of functionalism to our understanding of families and households Due to functionalism’s very positive outlook on family life; functionalism can be seen as only ever looking at the harmony of family life and therefore ignoring the possible conflicts and any negative sides of family life. Functionalists argue that families perform vital functions for society and without the stability they claim society would eventually fall apart; functionalists produce a list of the functions
Assess the contribution of Marxism to our understanding of families and households (24 marks) Marxists have very different views on the family compared to other key sociologists. They believe that the only purpose of the family is to feed back into the capitalist society. Marxists see all society’s institutions as helping to maintain class inequality and Capitalism. Marists views have been criticised by other sociologists that believe the family does not only benefit society but the members of
elsewhere, assess the contribution of Functionalism to our understanding of the role of education Functionalism is a consensus theory which sees society as being essentially harmonious. This is because it believes all its institutions work together like a human body to function properly. Therefore, Functionalists argue that social institutions, such as education, perform positive functions for both society and for individuals. Different Functionalists have differing views on its role but essentially
Assess the contribution of functionalist sociologists to our understanding of the family Functionalists see the family as a sub-system of society, which works alongside other factors such as the economy and education system to cooperate harmoniously to meet society’s needs and achieve shared goals. Item 2B discusses the idea that the family’s functions are “essential to the smooth running of society”. This can be criticized and countered by numerous other perspectives and theories in which I will
Assess the contribution of Marxism to our understanding of the role of education (20 Marks) In terms of education, Marxists see it based on class division and capitalist exploitation. Marxists see education as functioning to prevent revolution by reproducing class inequality and therefore maintaining capitalism. However this is a very negative view of education. Functionalists see education as a shared culture or value consensus; we perform functions that maintain society as a whole. Importantly
Assess the contribution of functionalism to our understanding of families and households. Functionalists have different views to how the family should be formed and the roles and responsibilities within them. There are how ever opposing theories form conflict theories. Functionalist sociologists believe that the family is vital for the build and survival of society. With family being the primary factor for being the way that we act functionalists believe it is important that the family socialises
society based on consensus. They believe that education helps to bridge the gap between family and society. They also believe in the theory of meritocracy. Other theories such as Marxism often challenges their theory. Functionalists believe education is a key component in the construction of society, they also believe that it is one of the most important institutions and plays a major role during secondary socialisation. They also believe that without education, society would not be able to continue functioning
Assess the contribution of Marxism to our understanding of society. (33 marks) [Althusser; Bonger; Bowles and Gintis; Craib; Durkheim; Engels; Gouldner; Gramsci; Harvey; Marcuse; Marx; Rowbotham; Weber; Willis; Zaretsky.] Karl Marx is regarded as the founding father of Marxism, as the schools of Marxism were derived from Marx (1867 - 1973), who wanted to create a scientific explanation of societies. Two of these schools are Humanist Marxism, who give greater power to the individual to make choices
Louise Garfitt Assess the contribution of Functionalism to our understanding of families and households. In this essay I will be assessing the contributions of Functionalism to our understanding of families and households. Functionalism has made several contributions to our understanding of families and households. Functionalists see the family as an important step in society. For example, George Peter Murdock (1949) argues that the family performs four essential functions to meet the