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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a. historical events. b. sacred books. c. states of being. d. places, objects, and actions.
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