Sociological Interpretations of Education

This book, first published in 1985, provides a clear readable account of the principal sociological approaches to education. It is organised around the three main sociological perspectives on education: the Durkheimian and Functionalist, the Marxist and the Interpretative. It concentrates on the most important and interesting writers within each

Autorentext

David Blackledge, Barry Hunt

Inhalt

List of Tables and Figures; Preface; 1. Introduction; Part One: Durkheim and the Functionalist Tradition; 2. Émile Durkheim 3. The Modern Durkheimians 4. The Functionalist Approach to Education 5. An Assessment of the Functionalist Approach; Part Two: The Marxist Perspective; 6. The Marxist Perspective - An Introduction 7. The Marxist Analysis of Education: Theories of Direct Reproduction 8. The Marxist Analysis of Education: Resistance, Relative Autonomy 9. An Evaluation of the Marxist Perspective; Part Three: The Interpretive Approach; 10. The Micro Interpretive Approach - An Introduction 11. Micro Interpretive Approaches: Some Studies of Teachers and Pupils 12. The 'New' Sociology of Education 13. Conclusion: The Weberian Perspective; Bibliography; Index