SOCA02H3 Lecture : Notes on Education Lecture
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Education: secularization: religious institutions used to control education. Watson and prick (dna guys) decoded dna, (double helix name of book) took place in universities and led to the creation of genetic companies. The economy also influences education: see slide 6, functionalism approach to education-see slide 7, education is competitive, the functional approach st simon, conflict perspectives: stress economic behaviours prevent people from getting an education. Many jobs require academic credentials: they say people who don"t have cultural capital are placed at a disadvantage, the conflict people argue that they are unfair because it promotes inequality. This comes from karl marx and neo-marxist: education because of unequal preparation=unequal access (social inequality, see slide 9, education attainment: number of years of schooling, education is function(makes a contribution to social survival, stability etc) www. notesolution. com. In tradition societies, (non-literate societies t ribal) information, knowledge is transmitted by the family and t ribe.
