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EVALUATE FUNCTIONALIST EXPLANATIONS OF THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN MODERN SOCIETY Functionalism is a way of looking at society and argues that we all share very similar values and we basically agree about what is right. They argue that society is in harmony and that all parts of society contribute to the way it functions. These parts are the family, education, the legal system, religion etc. This is known as the 'consensus theory'. Marxists argue that society is not in harmony and that the ordinary people are exploited by the wealthy. They see every part of society contributing to this exploitation. In this essay I will be comparing the functionalists and Marxists views of the role of education in modern society. Functionalists claim that education contributes to society. They believe that schools pass on the culture of society from one generation to the next, schools continue the process of...

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