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What is the role of education? Education is of interest to all types of sociologist, whatever their theoretical background. But what exactly is education for and what does it do? This is not as simple a question as it seems
- Source :
- Sociology Review. November, 2004, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p24, 4 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- For some sociologists--Durkheim or Talcott Parsons, for example--the real function of education is to act as a means of promoting consensus, by socialising people into the norms that are seen [...]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09598499
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Sociology Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.125878360