Describe the functionalist perspective on education

What will be an ideal response?


The following are suggested areas for students to address in their essays: Describe the functionalist perspective on education

Summarize the six major manifest functions that education serves

Outline the three major latent functions that education serves Explain dysfunctions of education

Encourage students to include any personal experience with the functionalist perspective on education in their responses

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