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Education
infoWhy this? Studying education helps us understand how schools transmit norms and values, shape opportunities, and may promote social mobility or reproduce inequalities. Examining different school types and influences within and beyond schools allows us to compare explanations of differences in achievement by social class, gender, and ethnicity.
scheduleWhy now? Following the introduction to theories, education provides a familiar social institution through which we can apply and compare sociological perspectives. Its focus on socialisation and unequal opportunities establishes connections with families and lays foundations for later work on social stratification.
neurologyYou need to know
- Different views of the functions of education
- Functionalist perspective of education
- Marxist perspective of education
- Feminist perspective of education
- Factors affecting educational achievement (gender, social class and ethnicity)
- Processes within schools affecting educational achievement
- Factors outside of school affecting educational achievement
rocket_launchYou must be able to
- Identify and explain functions of education
- Identify and describe a variety of different schools
- Compare and contrast a variety of sociological perspectives on these issues
- Describe key ideas on education and capitalism
- Identify and explain various factors affecting educational achievement (gender, social class and ethnicity)
- Compare and contrast a variety of sociological perspectives on these issues
- Identify, describe and explain various processes within schools affecting educational achievement
- Compare and contrast a variety of sociological perspectives on these issues
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