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Role and functions of the education system

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Functionalists see education as creating [     ]; Marxists see it as reproducing [     ].

A

Functionalists see education as creating economic inequality; Marxists see it as reproducing value consensus.

B

Functionalists see education as creating class conflict; Marxists see it as reproducing social equality.

C

Functionalists see education as creating social order; Marxists see it as reproducing class inequality.

D

Functionalists see education as creating individual rebellion; Marxists see it as reproducing meritocratic equality.

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Role and functions of the education system Flashcards

  1. A Level
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  3. /Role and functions of the education system

24 flashcards on AQA A Level Sociology Role and functions of the education system: the key terms, sociological theories and named studies you need to recall for Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3.

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