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Examine different functions that the education system may perform for individual and society Macro theorists discuss the education system in terms of how it contributes to the needs of society and the individual. Functionalists are mainly interested in the positive functions education performs for society in particular for the economy by allocating individuals into work roles that match their ability. This is because functionalists believe that education plays an important role in teaching individuals the norms and rules of society as society needs to be united otherwise the social group would disintegrate. Durkhiem believed that in three main functions being; specialist work skills ((schools teaching work skills that are required by society), learning social rules and linking individuals and society. if we look at the way education links the world and society we can see that education performs the function of making individuals feel that they are members of a...

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