...people believe that the education system exists mainly to select and prepare younger people for their future work roles. Item A agrees with this idea as it says that education teaches people to perform “a vital role in modern societies”, while family life gives people the ability to play a role as a “functioning member of a large-scale society”. In other words, it says that education is key for “modern” work, while social life is more key in giving people social skills, to function with other people within society. This agrees with the question because the question says that education is important for “future work roles”. The statement also agrees with the functionalist view of education in the way that it suggest that education life and family life is highly effective in making everyone almost perfect members in society, as it suggests that the education perfectly prepares people with the ability which is needed in any chosen work role, and that the family prepares people to have the ideal number of social skills. However the Marxist perspective is largely different, especially in its disagreement with the role of education. They disagree with this because it they believe that education not only refuses people from getting any role that they have in the working world, but also that it doesn’t effectively prepare people for a role in work. Although, Item A also agrees with the functionalist view as it says that in modern society only the “education system” can give the individuals...
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...views of the role of education (20 marks) There are multiple views in society of the education system. The first view is functionalist – they believe that the education system is positive. The second view is Marxism – they believe that education in negative. The final perspective is feminism and they believe that again education is a negative thing. Functionalists such as Durkheim believe that the education system is positive because it gives us a shared sense of belonging, he also believes that due to history in education we are all bonded together because we all share the same past. Moreover, he also said that education gives us social solidarity because we’re all functioning together in society due to education giving us specialised skills for the workforce and later life. Additionally, functionalists such as Parsons believe that education is vital because it’s a bridge from the family to society. He also believes that there is equality of opportunity in society and in education this means there is a meritocracy and social mobility. Moreover, he said that education encourages individual achievement and this achievement is measured by role allocation and setting. This means that those who do well in school (those in the top sets) will be pushed to go for the highest jobs. He also said that education develops a value consensus in society this means that society has a shared set of norms and values. Davis and Moore examined role allocation. They believe that education selects talented...
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...Family and Women Who could guess that a quarter of a century later women have different roles outside and inside the home? Nobody could have foreseen this situation which includes most of the women in the world today. In today’s world, women have lots of roles everywhere. They have roles in social life, in work life and in political life. With developing world, women and their roles have been changing. Except from the outside roles, women take an important role in family life. The role of women in family varies in the modern world in terms of economy,child support and household. First of all,women make important conributions to the economy of the family. To begin with, women do not stay at home to do the housework and wait for their husbands anymore. In recent years, the number of women who are working has been increasing rapidly. Women work, earn money and help to increase the family’s income. The life conditions are getting harder and harder; therefore it is necessary to increase the income to have a better life. Women could do the shopping with their own money. For example, kitchen needs are met by women usually. Except from shopping, there are other household needs and bills that have to be paid and women try to help their husbands in these payments. Secondly, women do the savings in the family. Women should cooperate with her husband to make the family budget. Family budget is important factor because if the income becomes high and the expenditure is also high...
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...to what the main function of education is e.g. feminists believe that to maintain value consensus, patriarchy needs to be abolished in order to do this. However, functionalists would argue that society already has a value consensus and that everyone has their roles within society, and that the role is important in maintaining the value consensus. Functionalist Durkheim identifies the two main roles of education to be to create social solidarity and to teach specialist skills that are needed for life and work after education. He argues that society needs solidarity so that we can all function properly and so that people don’t always go for their own selfish desires – one of the roles of education is to help create this social solidarity. Schools act as ‘society in miniature’ because it prepares us for life in a wider society as we have to co-operate with people who aren’t family or friends, and interact with people according to a set of impersonal rules; Durkheim says that school is the only place that can teach these skills as they can’t be taught by family or friends outside of the school settings. He also says that schools create a social solidarity by transmitting society’s culture, and norms and values, from one generation to the next e.g. teaching the country’s history instils a sense of shared heritage among children. Durkheim also argues that education teaches the necessary specialist skills and knowledge to be able to perform their roles, especially in the modern industrial...
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...Family AND EDUCATION The definition of education guiding mainstream schools today is that education is the delivery of knowledge, skills, and information from teachers to students. While the above metaphor—education as a delivery system—sounds reasonable, it misses what is most important about education. This mistaken idea of what true education is and how it can be achieved is the root problem in mainstream education today. School is the president of the family partner in the education of their children is the most capable of achieving the goal of integration and positive cooperation in the education of individuals with its scientific and professional methods in breeding and directed learner. * Family and education The family is a pillar of the building a sound education, so that the mother and father are the first teacher of the child • The home is a primary agency of education. It is an informal but active agency. Family is also called an original social institution which gave birth to other organizations. Every individual is born in a family and socialization takes place there at first. It is an important institution for child-rearing. The child is introduced to the culture of the society in the family itself and fulfils his needs Physical, emotional, psychological and social. He gets his fundamental education through interaction...
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...Education: The Value of A College Education Name College Name Class Section Professor Date Why Is Important Value Of College Education? Many people have their own views on the value of a college education it is what many people now a day need for a better life. Education plays a major rule on how your life will be. Many believe that the education you receive will benefit you in many ways. I would have to agree with them. Personally I believe education determines the life you will have. Education allows you to be financially stable, have a better life style, an allow you to be a role model to many. First of all having an education allows you to be financially stable. Many people do not have education which causes the problems. For example, many families will struggle with many which lead to many problems. Furthermore, being financially stable gives you an advantage in this economy. It is known that being in financially stable home makes a family less likely to divorce. For the most part an average of 70% of the families are not financially stable, many of this have had an education. Meanwhile some of those who have an education may continue to struggle. For instance, many times they may not be able to find a job. When it comes down to it education benefits many people. In closing, being financially stable allows you to be stress free. Question 1: On a completion scale of 1-7 with 1 being the lowest and 7 being the highest, where do you rank...
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...Functionalists take a consensus view of the role of education. They see it as performing three important functions; socialisation into the shared culture, equipping individuals with work skills for the division of labour, and selection for work roles. Education is organised on meritocratic principles and reward pupils’ ability, not their social background. Functionalists take a very positive view of education. They see it as a form of secondary socialisation essential to the maintenance of society. it performs vital social functions, including transmitting shared norms and values and equipping pupils with the knowledge, skills and habits needed for work. School also acts as a bridge between the family and the world of work, reflecting the values of equal opportunity and individual achievement found in wider society. it gives everyone an equal chance of discovering and developing their talents. Education also sifts and sorts individuals, allocating them their future occupational roles on the basis of their ability and effort and enabling the talented to become upwardly mobile. The structure and processes of education systems are related to the general process of socialisation. All sociologists agree with this, but sociologists have many different views about how societies are structured. They have many different views about the role of education in society. The following research will focus on the role of education from a Functionalist, Marxist and an Interactionalist's...
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...Accepted: January 31, 2012 Published: March 20, 2012 The Role of Family in Educating-Socializing Children: The Case of Vietnam Nguyen Thanh Binh Free University of Berlin, Germany, Institute of Sociology, Gary strasse 55, 14195 Berlin, Germany Abstract: Vietnamese families are the first, primary and deciding factor in educating-socializing each person. It is through families that people can learn the standards, values approved by the society. Families are the first human group, which people are raised, looked after, educated and grown up. During childhood, children live in families and learn a lot by observing and teaching, and know what is wrong or right, should or shouldn’t . In Vietnamese families, fathers and mothers play the most important role in educating children. Fathers symbolize intelligence, will, and family discipline to unite children-especially sons. Mothers who are often careful, close to children everyday, find out and timely shape misleading, and better at raising children lifestyle. With tender and tactful attitude, mothers convert, persuade and teach children to love even when they grow up. Key words: Children, education, family, socialization, Vietnam A.C. Macarenco what parents do for children before the age of 5 is 90% of the result of educating (Chuong, 2000). Therefore, wanting children to fully develop their character, and not opposed with social requirements, families must educate children from the early age make hay when the sun...
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...Examine the ways in which two of the following agencies may shape the process of socialisation: family, education, mass media, and work. (24 marks) This essay examines the ways in which education and family shape the process of socialisation. Socialisation is the process by which an individual learn or internalise the norms and values of society. There are two types of socialisation: primary and secondary. Primary socialisation occurs largely with family and involves acquiring basic skills and values. Family was chosen to show the formation of primary socialisation. Secondary socialisation refers to the socialisation received later in life through a wide range of people and agencies. They include mass media, education, work and religion. Education was chosen to show the formation of secondary socialisation. Sociologists consider family, specifically the parents as central to primary socialisation. This type of socialisation occurs when we are normally in intimate and prolonged contact with parents. Children learn language and basic norms and values. These can be taught formally but they are more likely to be picked up informally by imitating parents. Parents may use sanctions to reinforce approval behaviour (positive sanctions) and punish unacceptable behaviour (negative sanctions). These processes help children to learn about their role in family and society. Furthermore, a research carried out by Diane Reay (1998) on class and parenting. She made detailed study of 33...
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...refers to movement between different position within a system of social stratification 1. Horizontal 2. Vertical 3. Structural 4. Exchange Why the class structure is changing -Massive growth in inequality between the rich and the poor. Called the “Great U-Turn” -Shrinking of the working class, with some growth in middle class and working poor. -Growth of poverty and the “underclass” -Rate of poverty is increasing twice as fast as population growth Why income inequality is increasing -Largely due to the increasing concentration of wealth at the very top of the income distribution. consequences of income inequality -High levels of income inequality reduces social cohesion, overall health, overall wealth, and education -Increases crime, debt, and political polarization Social construction of race -Instead, social scientists argue that “race” is socially constructed. Racial categories and the meaning of race vary over time and geographically. Racial status is differentially connected to systems of social inequality. The meaning and inequalities connected with race are constantly defined and contested. Race- Externally imposed, involuntary, hierarchal, exclusive, unequal vs. ethnicity- Cultural/National, voluntary, self-defined, fluid, non-hierarchal...
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...for the degree of Master of Education Strayer University Washington, D.C. June 19, 2011 Chapter One: Introduction I. Topic Selected: As a teacher, one of my passions is to make sure that all of my students are able to learn and understand what is being taught to them. Sometimes this process is hindered when the only learning for some students goes on at school. I am a strong believer that students need assistance when they get home from school, so I decided to research on how parental involvement can affect student achievement. II. Description of Topic: Parental involvement plays an important part in a child’s life, not only during the early years, but throughout the school years as well. Parents who play an active role in the education of their child will have greater opportunities to motivate their children to behave more and strive for greatness. Self- esteem may rise as a result of positive reinforcement. An involved parent will also know when his child is misbehaving and be able to correct the problem before it gets out of hand and becomes a regular habit. With proper parental involvement, a child is less likely to feel the need to lash out and misbehave for much needed attention; they'll already be getting the attention in a much healthier way. Parental involvement also gives the student extra practice on the skills learned at school and makes them better students academically. Students whose parents are involved in their education are more than likely to have...
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...institutions (jobs, education, families) within a society and discusses how they contribute to society as a whole in terms of having stability. Functionalists believe that in a society, social consensus is held together by all members of a society agreeing upon worldly matters. Functionalists believe in the central value system, the way in which agreement in society works is by socialising within institutions such as family, education, and the mass media. For example, the social norms of a family would be to: * Reproduce * Care for children, * Economic function * Providing emotional security They believe that society flows well; as well as for this to happen, functionalists express that working as one to achieve what is seen as “best” for society as a whole, is what keeps a society stable. In other words, functionalists believe that things work together harmoniously in society. One of the examples of the functionalist perspective is education: * Through education, students are able to socialise which allows them to understand other cultural backgrounds. This enables society to become more open minded upon the world which they live in. They are not so much alienated from other cultural backgrounds as they are retaining this knowledge through the help of education. * Education prepares adults for adulthood * Educations prepares for job roles * Education provides pathways into the structure of a society * Education creates cultural innovation...
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...activities and services designed to promote the optimal physical, emotional and education development of students. The program involves and is supportive of families and is determined by the local community based on community needs, resources, standards and requirements. It is coordinated by a multidisplinary team and accountable to the community for program quality and effectiveness (The National Academics 2014). A School health Program is an approach that brings together the resources of families, schools and communities to help students stay health and make most of their educational opportunities. A School Health Program is organised in eight components which include health education, physical education, school health services, counselling, psychological and social services, school nutrition services, a healthy school environment, staff wellness programs and family and community involvement. School Health Programs can play an important role in promoting lifelong health. The national health promotion and disease prevention objectives encourage schools to provide education from pre-school through to university. An effective school health program can be one of the most cost-effective investments a nation can make to simultaneously improve education and health. WHO promotes school health programs as a strategic means to prevent important health risks among youth and to engage the education sector in efforts to change the educational, social economic and political conditions...
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...Women’s Social Mobility in the United States of America We live in a world full of obstacles where it’s said that the one who is born poor will remain poor. Like many other country in the world the United States of America is also struggling with the difficulties regarding social mobility. The American dream is that the poorest suburban person can be a rich person too and America is the home and land of unlimited possibilities. The main idea is that if you work hard enough you can make it to the top. Is it true for everyone? Can women make it to the top? But before I start my essay on Women’s Social Mobility in the United States of America let me clarity certain definitions. The concept of social mobility has two main meanings: a) in the narrow sense, represents the moving in a stratification system, b) broadly refers to the space movement (territorial mobility) and / or change of employment (or mobility fluctuation labor). Studies (theoretical and empirical) say that social mobility can be placed in three categories: - those using a hierarchy criteria, tracking movements between strictly hierarchical layers. It’s the American tradition, which uses the social status as a hierarchical criteria. - those who use as a classification criteria exclusively the individual’s occupation, this leading to the establishment of a social space consisting some number of socio-professional categories: tradition - those using as a criteria social classes and social strata. Here fall particularly...
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...Functionalist’s accounts of education Functionalism is based on the view that society is a system of interdependent parts held together by a shared culture or value consensus. Each part of society, such as family, economy or the education system in this case, performs functions that help to maintain society as a whole. For some sociologists/functionalists, such as Durkheim or Parson for example, the real function of education is to act as a means of promoting consensus, by socialising people into the norms that are seen to be important in a particular society. An example is to instruct on authority relationships, on the ‘correct’ behaviour in public spaces and values, for example hard work, honesty and ambition. To other sociologists, education can be seen as a source of conflict or social division, particularly when issues of gender, class and ethnicity are put under the sociological microscope. The founder of functionalist sociology and French sociologist, Emile Durkheim (1903) identified two main functions of education; these are creating social solidarity and teaching specialist skills. Durkheim argues that society needs a sense of solidarity, meaning that its individual members must feel themselves to be part of a single body or community. The education system helps to create social solidarity by transmitting society’s culture, its shared beliefs and values, from one generation to the next. An example of this is that Durkheim argues that the teaching of a country’s history...
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