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Monthly Archives: January 2015
Cultural Capital and Social class differences in educational achievement
cultural capital refers to the skills, knowledge, attitudes and tastes through which typically middle class parents are able to give their children an advantage in life compared to working class children. Continue reading
New Labour and Education Policy
There are three main strands to New Labour’s Education Policies – Raising standards – which essentially meant building on what the New Right had done previously Increasing diversity and choice within education Improving equality of opportunity 1. New Labour Policies … Continue reading
The New Right and The Education Reform Act
The New Right refers to conservative, right wing political beliefs, best exemplified by the Thatcher government’s policies of the 1980s. Please note that the New Right is a political philosophy not a Sociological theory! Underlying principles of the New Right … Continue reading
The Marxist Perspective on Education
Traditional Marxists see the education system as working in the interests of ruling class elites. According to the Marxist perspective on education, the system performs three functions for these elites: Reproduces class inequality. Legitimates class inequality. It works in the … Continue reading
Posted in education, Marxism
Tagged education, ideology, marxism, reproduction, revision notes, social class
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The Functionalist Perspective on Education
Functionalists focus on the positive functions performed by the education system. There are four positive functions that education performs 1. Creating social solidarity 2. Teaching skills necessary for work 3. Teaching us core values 4. Role Allocation and meritocracy 1. … Continue reading
Posted in education, Functionalism
Tagged Durkhiem, education, Functionalism, meritocracy, Parsons, role allocation, Sociology
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The Role of Transnational Corporations in Development
A few criticisms of the role of Transnational Corporations in International Development Transnational Corporations are one of the primary agents of Global Capitalism and many have been criticised because of the social and environmental harms they cause in the pursuit … Continue reading
Posted in Agencies of development, Global Development
Tagged exploitation, globalisastion, marxism, multinationals, TNCs
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