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The Functionalist Perspective on Education
The Functionalist Perspective on Education

The Functionalist Perspective on Education

Today, sociologists, educators and other such experts still debate about the main functions of education. However, historically there was a group in the society that believed and emphasized on the positive functions performed by educational institutes. That’s right, I’m talking about functionalists and now we will be looking at their perspective on the role of education in the society. Promote Social Solidarity According to Durkheim, social solidarity can be defined as, “the cohesion between individuals in a society that ensures…

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Books That Should Be On Every High School Curriculum

Books That Should Be On Every High School Curriculum

People are battling over the English curricula recently; “which books should be included and which should not”, but we must all agree the world is changing and education should be able to cope with the change. It is via our language arts programs in the public school system that we can educate our way to a stronger, more caring populace. Many of the works on the following list are already on school reading lists, while others address critical social and…

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How Bullying Is Getting Worse…

How Bullying Is Getting Worse…

Bullying is a word that is unfortunately recurrent these times. Our children are being the victims of their classmates, and sometimes it seems to not bother the learning establishment, or at times it simply goes unnoticed (which is worse, I don’t have a clue). It is one of the worst things that students may have to endure during their school years, as it will have major consequences on their later lives. They can come out of the situation hurt, traumatized,…

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Violence In School: Save Our Children From Corporal Punishment

Violence In School: Save Our Children From Corporal Punishment

As parents, we send our children to school to develop, learn, grow and make friends. Most parents look at educational institutions with trust, which makes sense, who would send their children to a place that cannot be trusted, after all? But this is exactly what happens in various institutions, and the phenomenon of “schools are the perpetrators” is not new, but we are more aware of it now, and everyone should be. Pandemic Teachers cannot save their students from the…

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Marxist Perspective on Education

Marxist Perspective on Education

Despite being one of the most important secondary agencies of socialization, the school can also be a dark place where inequalities are perpetuated. And, that doesn’t come from me, but rather from the traditional Marxist perspective. Tell me more about the Marxist Perspective According to Karl Marx, the founder of the Marxism perspective, the society is divided into two categories only: at the head, you’ve got the bourgeoisie and at the bottom, the proletariat. As owners of means of production…

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Structural Functionalism: Perspective on Education

Structural Functionalism: Perspective on Education

George Murdock, Talcott Parsons and Émile Durkheim are all sociologists. But, what’s more, common in them is that they are all functionalists. Tell Me More About the Functionalist Perspective In general, the functionalist perspective is more about a bright perspective on the society. It believes that different social institutions such as family, school, religion and mass media work together to make the society alive and all these social structures are interdependent on each other. What Do Functionalists Think About Education?…

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