The term education means to provide learning skills to people. ... Today we know that there are two functions of education: Manifest or intended, and latent or unintended. ... The schools also serve latent functions. Latent functions are the unintended consequences of the school system that, while not purposeful, have turned out to be beneficial for society. The first latent function of the school is that it serves as a "baby sitting" agency. ...

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Functionalists believe that Religion is an agency of socialisation, and the role of socialisation Religion plays is that of cultural learning. ... Pattern maintainence (latency) therefore needs to maintain the value consensus. ...

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In school, it is imperative that children learn to interact with others with a fixed set of rules that include learning promptness, respect for authority, cooperation and sharing, and other such requirements. ... Thousands of immigrant children as well as adults in the United States today are learning English, US history, and other subjects that ultimately help prepare them for the workforce and integrate them into American life. ... Education can also fulfill latent functions, which are functions that are by-products of going to school and receiving an education rather than a direct effect...

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Robert Merton: 1910-2003 functionalism where social practice has consequences not immediately apparent (manifest and latent functions) 5. ... Social learning theory- Considers the formation of identity to be a learned response to external social stimuli; this theory emphasizes the societal context of socialization. ...

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An individual report into alternative visions of education, including views about the role of education and the relationship between education and other social institutions Education for Work ! Introduction School was engineered to serve the economy and social order. It wasn't made for th...

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