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Sociology Miss Rowbotham Education Using material from Item A and elsewhere, assess the contribution of functionalist sociology to an understanding of the role of education in society A) Explain what is meant by 'streaming'. (2 marks) Streaming is when you organise children into different classes in school depending on their ability. B) Give two examples of ways in which the school curriculum may be seen as ethnocentric. (4 marks) The school curriculum may be seen as ethnocentric as they only teach main culture/religion subjects and they do not give children a broad education. C) Suggest three ways in which schools act as agencies of socialisation. (6 marks) Schools act as agencies of socialisation as they teach children manors, the difference between right and wrong - i.e. deviance, and they give children the chance to interact with other children and other members of society. D) Identify and briefly explain two reasons why females in general are now achieving better GCSE grades than males. (8 marks)...

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