Functionalist Perspectives on Age
Talcott Parsons developed a Functionalist perspective on age and ageing in the 1950s. He argued that society mainly functioned around […]
Talcott Parsons developed a Functionalist perspective on age and ageing in the 1950s. He argued that society mainly functioned around […]
Barrie Thorne used observations in two primary schools and theorised that children played an active role in constructing their own gender identities.
Oakley argued parents socialised passive children into traditional gender roles, but her work is criticised by the newer concept of gendering.
socialisation is an active process of social interaction
parental and teacher stereotypes combine to reinforce gendered subject images!
Socialisation is the process whereby an individual learns the norms and values of a culture. Giddens and Sutton (2017) provide
A selection of images to represent some of the main Functionalist concepts for A level sociology. Concepts covered include the organic analogy, socialisation, integration, regulation, anomie and more!
Useful links to quantitative and qualitative research studies, statistics, researchers, and news paper articles relevant to gender and education. These
No More Boys and Girls (BBC, August 2017) BBC programme documents a 6 week experiment in gender neutrality carried out
Meet the Natives involves five people from a tropical island visiting a ‘strange land called England’, where they find many