... socialization, contributes to reinforcing common societal values, needs and ensures cultural reproduction (Abercrombie et al, 1994:400). Socialization, stated by O'Donnell (1994:5), is an important tool for achieving social order and cohesiveness. The socialisation process at educational institutions, says Edgar et al (1993:330) and O"Donnell (1994:5), is about teaching students the value of new knowledge, theoretical ... knowledge within society. According to Joseph (1990:211) this process assigns status to knowledge in accordance with the needs of society producing a hierarchy of knowl...

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... society develops a system of inequality, the prevailing institutions tend to work in such a way that the inequality is maintained or even increased." (Charon) Every social institution that is setup in turn is greatly influenced by the "elite" of the society, including teaching. As related before, if there are any significant ... so that they can focus on education rather than on survival." This is a very nice way of looking at it, but given the stratification of our society, it would be extremely difficult to improve the conditions of these families and communities due to one simple fac...

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... ; most people believe that all children should be provided with opportunities to develop in an equal measure to those across all class/ethnic/gender backgrounds. Durkheim argues that education develops social solidarity, wielding a mass of individuals into a united whole. This argument is problematic because Functionalists assume that the norms and values promoted in schools are from society, however Marxists believe that ... between businesses; this ensures jobs and prosperity. However, there is a weak link between educational qualifications and income. Intelligence and ability only has...

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