Sociology / Unit 8 Soc 1367 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Functionalism on Education: Manifest Functions
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The idea
Manifest functions of education are its intended, visible purposes: socialization, transmission of culture, social control, and social placement.
In practice
A civics unit that teaches respect for authority and prepares students for the workplace fulfills social control and social placement in one lesson.
Where people slip
Manifest names a function's visibility and intent, not a claim about how well the function is fulfilled.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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