Lesson number Lesson guidance Suggested activities Key concepts covered 1 Function of Why do we have schools? Compulsory state education education Functionalism and education Functionalism (Durkheim and Parsons). Social cohesion Social cohesion. Skills for employment. 2 Schools as an How do schools act as an agency Secondary socialisation agency of of socialisation? Values socialisation Core values. Meritocracy Meritocracy. 3 Education and What is the relationship between Comparison exercise: use Capitalism capitalism education and capitalism? extracts from the work of Correspondence principle different sociologists (including What do Marxist sociologists say summary reviews of published Marxism about education? research identifying significant The correspondence principle criticisms). (Bowles and Gintis). Criticisms of the Marxist view of education. 4 Comparing Evaluating functionalist views of Comparison exercise: use Feminism different education. extracts from the work of Functionalism different sociologists.
Lesson number Lesson guidance Suggested activities Key concepts covered 1 Function of education Why do we have schools? Functionalism and education (Durkheim and Parsons). Social cohesion. Skills for employment. Compulsory state education Functionalism Social cohesion 2 Schools as an agency of socialisation How do schools act as an agency of socialisation? Core values. Meritocracy. Secondary socialisation Values Meritocracy 3 Education and capitalism What is the relationship between education and capitalism? What do Marxist sociologists say about education? The correspondence principle (Bowles and Gintis). Criticisms of the Marxist view of education. Comparison exercise: use extracts from the work of different sociologists (including summary reviews of published research identifying significant criticisms). Capitalism Correspondence principle Marxism 4 Comparing different Evaluating functionalist views of education. Comparison exercise: use extracts from the work of different sociologists. Feminism Functionalism
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