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HED4806 ASSIGNMENT 3 2026
QUESTION 1
1.1 Compare the central tenets of structural functionalism and modernisation
theories in relation to:
a) Society
Structural functionalism views society as a complex system made up of different parts
that all work together to maintain stability and order. According to Wolhuter in Chapter 8
(page 143), this theory sees society as consisting of interconnected systems such as
economic, social and political systems, and any change in one system will affect all the
others. In this view, education is just one part of the social system and it serves specific












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