Education

Tiffany Garcia

Education
The process of receiving or
giving systematic instruction,
especially at a school or
university

Forms of Education

Formal Education

History of Formal education

Development of writing system in 3500

B.C.E.
Taught communication skills, language,
trading customs, and religious practices
Day care centers or schools (e.g.
kindergarten, elementary, high school,
and so on)
Ex: Going through different stages in the
formal education system in order to earn
a degree

Day care centers or schools (e.g.

kindergarten, elementary, high
school, and so on)

Ex: Going through different stages in the

formal education system in order to earn
a degree

Informal Education
Learning from others around
us while going about our daily
lives
Ex: Children learning how
to speak or eat from their
parents

Education as a Part of Society

Goals of Education

Moral behavior

Procurement of
education for future
employment

Increased opportunities

Knowledge and skills to

function as members of
society

Socialization

Formally and informally learning attitudes, values, and behaviors

that are appropriate to function in society

Social Order

Transmitting culture

Promoting social integration

Teaching punctuality, discipline, scheduling, and responsible work habits, and

negotiating through a bureaucratic organization

Stimulating cultural innovation

The common identity and social integration brought upon by education

contributing to the stability of society and consensus

Training and social control

Exposure to young individuals of existing beliefs, norms, and values of their

culture

School campuses serve as a meeting ground for students can share

distinctive beliefs and traditions

Child care

Problems with Education System

Variation in Education System

Gender

Difference in areas of
studies for men and women
How conventional role of
women kept them from
pursing a higher level of
education
The U.S. Education

system long characterized

by discriminatory treatment
of women

Funding

Social Position

Ethnicity/Race

Plessy v. FergusonSeparate, but equal

Brown v. Board of
Education

Public school funding

through property
taxes
Which schools and
where get the most
funding and why?

Parents education
level can affect their
childs success in
school
Dictates resources
available

Inequalities created by education

Helping to preserve the privilege of

those who are powerful while at the
same time being used as a means to
keep others in an inferior position
Difference in access and ability to attain
higher education among different
ethnicity and areas
Social privilege

Does being born into a rich family afford a

person economic and social privileges?

Sociological Perspective of Education

Functionalism

Education is important because

it helps society to function
efficiently and in an orderly
manner

Socialization
Social mobility

Structural Functionalism (Emile

Durkheim)

Schooling is a way of education

children to internalize values
morals and rules within society.

Conflict Theory

Education system brings about social inequality

Opportunities are not equal among different socio-economic groups

Hidden curriculum- appropriate values, beliefs and behaviors

Conclusion

Evaluation

The Functionalist believes that

everyone finds it beneficial from
the functions carried out by the
education system
On the other hand, conflict
theories believe that education
is seen as a part of the
apparatus that legitimizes and
reproduces society inequalities
and divisions

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