What is the conflict theory view of education?

What will be an ideal response?


Conflict theorists view education in modern societies as serving to justify and maintain the status quo. They see the benefits of education as unequally distributed, with a tendency to reproduce the existing social stratification system.

Sociology

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Brazil's system of racial classification is undergoing change –moving to a categorical system after supporting multiracial identities for hundreds of years. The change is an attempt to

a. acknowledge and remedy discrimination against those with the darkest skin shades b. be more like the United States. c. become more modern. d. to fit in with the racial classification system of most South American countries.

Sociology

Which functionalist theorist views the transition from industrial to postindustrial societies as a positive development because he sees a general decline in organized working-class groups and a rise in interest groups concerned with such national issues as health, education, and the environment?

A. Everett Hughes B. William I. Thomas C. Daniel Bell D. Karl Marx

Sociology

In the male sexual response cycle, the sperm begin their journey in the:

a. plateau phase. b. orgasm phase. c. excitement phase. d. resolution phase.

Sociology

Family, politics, religion, and health care are all examples of______ in the United States.

A. groups B. organizations C. institutions D. societies

Sociology