Section 4
The Functionalist Perspective on Education
By Boundless
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According to functionalists, the socialization process is coercive, forcing us to accept to the values and norms of society.
Cultural transmission is the way a group of people within a society or culture tend to learn and pass on new information.
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In academia, an individual's educational level and other academic experience can be used to gain a place in society.
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Innovation is the creation of better or more effective products, processes, services, technologies, or ideas.
Child care involves caring for and supervising a child or children, usually from infancy to age thirteen.
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Job hunting is the act of looking for employment, due to unemployment or discontent with a current position.
Gatekeeping is the process through which information in publications, broadcasting, and the Internet is filtered for dissemination.
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Family types that are replacing the traditional nuclear family include single parent families, cohabitation, and gay and lesbian families.