Tuesday, 24 February 2009

Explain how education is an agent of secondary socialisation

Explain how education is an agent of secondary socialisation。
This view is concluded by Talcott Parson bulit on Durkheim's ideas that educational system acts as a bridge between the family and wider society. When we get education at school,we have to not only study but also try to communicate with other people and learn how to behave as a good person,by which we can develop value consenus and prepare for our lives when we get out to the society. What's more,as Parson said,there are two major values in modern society that we can learn in schools. First,individual achievement is always encouraged by teachers and get praise,high qualifications in return which is nearly the same case in the society. Therefore,this prepares young people to achieve well as individuals in the world of work. Secondly,equality of opportunity is also thought that can be transmitted by schools offering all pupils an equal chance of success.
Therefore,overall,we learn the knowledge,skill of working by the education and develop the consenus,get practice in the schools which help us to behave better in the society.

1 comment:

  1. http://efbusinesseconomics.blogspot.com/2009/02/sociology-homework-for-thursday.html

    ReplyDelete