Gender inequality at work
A lot of research evidence suggests tech companies and academia are biased against women.
Gender and education
meritocracy
Are schools meritocratic?
In this post I apply some sociological concepts to develop arguments for and against the view that schools are meritocratic.
Marxism, Sociology on TV
Rich House, Poor House – Spreading the Myth of Meritocracy
In this Channel 5 series, one family in the ‘wealthiest 10%’ of Britain swap lives for a week with a
education, Functionalism
Talcott Parsons’ Perspective on Education
Writing in the 1950s Parsons argued that modern education systems performed two main functions – role allocation and providing value consensus through meritocracy.
Book summaries
The 10,000 Hour Rule
The 10, 000 Hour Rule is the theory that it takes 10 000 hours of practice to become an expert
Book summaries, education
The Myth of Meritocracy and the Structure of Luck
This recent Thinking Allowed podcast summarises a recently published book -Success and Luck: Good Fortune and the Myth of Meritocracy
education
Evaluating the Functionalist Perspective on Education
A range of quantitative and qualitative evidence which both supports and criticises the Functionalist view of education.
education, Functionalism
The Functionalist Perspective on Education
Functionalists focus on the positive functions of education – creating social solidarity, teaching core values and work skills and role allocation/ meritocracy