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What is meritocracy?

What is a general criticism of the functionalist view?

Functionalism and education

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What is a general criticism of the functionalist view?
School fails to prepare young people for work
Education instils norms and values of the ruling class
Functionalists see people as passive puppets
The education system doesn’t teach the skills to get a good job
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What is meritocracy?
People get what they want from hard work
School is a “focal socialising agency” & acts as a bridge
Everyone has different starts in life
It explains the change from universalistic standards to particular is tic
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Who talks about meritocracy?
Murdock
David and Moore
Durkheim
Parsons
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What do Marxists criticise about functionalism and education?
Treats students as passive puppets
Instils the norms and values of the ruling class
Fails to prepare young people for the workforce
Equal opportunities don’t exist
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What is social solidarity?
Because of solidarity, people are selfish
The idea that society need solidarity to function
School act as a larger society
It helps us feel part of a society
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What does Durkheim talk about?
Role allocation
Specialist Skills
Meritocracy
Social solidarity
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The New Right and neo-liberalists say education helps young people prepare for the workplace
False
True
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Which theory says functionalists see people as “passive puppets”?
Interactionists
Feminists
Neo-liberalists
The New Right
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What do Davis and Moore mean when they talk about role allocation?
Individuals can’t show what they are able to do
Education acts as a proving ground
Everyone is equally talented
Schools allow students to pick their futures