SOCIOLOGY
2
1. Thinking of high school, what are some ways that a conflict theorist
would say that the school perpetuates class differences
Sociologists are discussing the function of education. There are three theories, which are
the functionalist theory, the conflict theory, and the symbolic interactionist theory, are
presenting their view on this issue (Levinson, Cookson & Sadovnik, 2014). According to the
functionalist theory, worldwide education serves any kind of society’s need. According to
conflict theory, to maintain social inequality and conserve the power of those who control
society, the purpose of education is being used as a tool. Symbolic interactionists focus
directly on classroom situations (Wallace, 2017).
In Canada maximum schools are funded by property taxes. Those schools situated in
affluent areas like Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton get a huge amount of funding as property tax
Garcea & Munroe, 2014). Benefits of these situations are, those school can manage to pay
bigger salaries to their staff, invite best teachers for the class, and easily buy new textbooks,
technology. Students from these schools gain extra advantages. For them to get a chance in
the best colleges is easy and in the future, they can get higher paid jobs. Students from those
schools, situated in less affluent areas, do not get these extra benefits from their schools.
School from these areas do not get sufficient amount of funding and because of this, the
school organizations cannot afford new books and technologies, high salaried better teachers.
As a result of this, students from less affluent areas face difficulty in the future. Another thing
is the IQ testing organized by schools is knowledge-based and culturally sensitive. These
tests create discriminations.

+13062052269

info@desklib.com

Sociology Canada Theory 2022

Contribute Materials

Related Documents

Understanding Sociological Theories on Education