PSE4801 Assignment 2 Memo | Due June 2025

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PSE4801 Assignment 2 Memo | Due June 2025. All questions fully answered. SHORT ORIENTATION QUESTIONS Chapter 1 1.1 How does functionalism view schooling? (5) 1.2 How does conflict (Marxist) theory view schooling? (5) 1.3 How does interpretivism (interpretivist approach) view the school? (5) Chapter 2 2.1 Briefly explain the two primary requirements of social life. (5) 2.2 Briefly discuss Dreeben’s four key norms which are learnt in school. (5) 2.3 Indicate what political socialisation means in the context of modern society. (5) Chapter 3 3.1 Explain the historical impediment argument. (5) 3.2 Indicate the differences between manifest and latent functions. (5) 3.3 List five points of critique against functionalism. (5) Chapter 4 4.1 Briefly discuss the concept of class consciousness as portrayed by Marxism. (5) 4.2 Distinguish between Marxism and neo-Marxism. (5) 4.3 How does neo-Marxism interpret schooling? (5) Chapter 5 5.1 Explain the concept of the hidden curriculum in school context. (5) 5.2 Briefly discuss Foucault’s influence on contemporary social movements. (5) 5.3 Comment on the statement: “Willis’s study challenges the belief that schools provide a universal and unbiased set of standards”. (5)