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"Compare the Marxist and Functionalist perspectives of education." Marxists and Functionalists are both sociologist who look at the structuralist view of the world; individuals are like puppets on a string, manipulated by society. They also look at the bigger picture also known as the macro theory. Marxists and Functionalists both see the economy as a foundation; they analyse the relationship between the educational system and the economy. Functionalist and Marxist perspectives differ considerably in the way they view the relationship between education and the economy. Both perspectives agree that the education system provides society with certain functions, but they disagree about the purpose of these functions and more importantly, who benefits from them. Functionalists see society as being structured like a human body with many interrelated parts that function together to maintain a healthy whole. Therefore, as a body has a heart, lungs, and liver, and so on, society has...

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