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    Function of Education on Krishnamurti In The Function of Education Jiddu Krishnamurti argues that the purpose of education is to prepare people for life.  That is done by making students feel free‚ so that they can think freely‚ and won’t conform to society.  Society is corrupt‚ violent‚ and oppressive.  If students don’t think freely they will also be corrupt‚ violent‚ and oppressive.  They must think freely so that they will rebel against everything that is wrong with society‚ so that they can

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    1. The function or role of education Functionalists Functionalists say it does 3 important things • Teaches the skills needed for a job (so helps the economy) • Sorts the clever people from the thick for the right jobs (allocation function) • Is secondary socialisation (so helps people fit into society). Durkheim said the last one is done by passing on norms and values and this continues shared values – a consensus. Thus we have social order. Parsons adds that schools prepare children for

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    Evaluate Functionalists views on the role and functions of religion today. Functionalism is a macro theory‚ which is based on society as a whole‚ rather than just that of the individual. It is argued that functionalism generates many things for society. Religion‚ from a functionalist point of view‚ socialises people‚ teaching them norms and values of society‚ which are the basis for social unity. Religion further is a structure within functionalism which aids in influencing individuals lives. Functionalism

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    that the main function of education is to integrate individuals into society’s shared culture. In this essay I will assess the main function of education and how it integrates individuals into society’s shared culture. The sociology of education is the study of how public institutions and individual experiences affect education and its outcomes. It mostly concerns the public schooling systems of modern societies which include expansion of higher‚ further‚ adult‚ and continuing education. Sociology

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    Zamorano‚ Fernando English 67 04/08/13 Summary 1 Part 1 I was interested in The Grandfather. It revealed my only early childhood living on Eastern Ave. in East Los Angeles. At that time‚ I was still lucky to have my own grandfather who was my mother’s father. I was aware that some of my young friends were missing an immediate family member so I felt grateful he was still alive. In this chapter‚ Gary Soto describes his grandpa as the usual Mexican male figure of the house; a hard worker that

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    Assess the Functionalist view of education. (20 marks) Functionalists is a consensus theory that sees society as working well like a well oiled machine. In this essay I will be assessing Functionalist views of education with juxtaposition from Marxists‚ Interactionists and Feminists over the following concepts; equality of opportunity‚ meritocracy‚ role allocation‚ skill provision‚ secondary socialisation‚ and education allowing for upward mobile mobility. Functionalists believe that education

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    Introduction to Management Assignment One (805.1): The Four Functions of Management Task One: Interview The person I chose to interview for my case study was the Village Manager at Summerset Aotea. Summerset Aotea is a new retirement village for the over 65’s that opened 7 years. The majority of its residents live independently however it is able to provide up to resthome level care for residents living in the main building. The current Village Manager has worked at Aotea for almost 4 years

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    How are the main line functions classified? Explain how an agency’s size affects the organization of these functions? What is the controversy surrounding the generalist versus the specialist with regard to delivering basic line functions to the community? The main line functions are classified by the specific services they provide to a community. Our textbook describes these services as Traffic‚ Vice‚ Juvenile‚ and Investigations. Traffic functions deals with traffic flow‚ accidents‚ road rage

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    Factors Affecting the Four Functions of Management. Numerous factors impact the four functions of management. The functions of management include: planning‚ organizing‚ leading‚ and controlling. Key components include: external‚ internal‚ globalization‚ technology‚ innovation‚ diversity‚ and ethics. A prime external factor would include the current state of the of the United States economy. Consumers may not be purchasing as many Hershey products this year as they did last year‚ due to staple

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    Basis of the structural functionalist perspective A society is a complex unit‚ made up of interrelated parts. All these parts form the structure of the society and each sub unit has to perform its given task. Social structures are stressed and placed at the center of analysis and social functions are deduced from these structures. This perspective looks at how the various parts of the society come together and perform their individual tasks interdependently and interrelated to promote social stability

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