Feminism: Patriachle And The Female Experiance Of Education
Feminists argue that education is patriachle and the female experiance of education simply acts to reinforce patriachy. How would functionalists respond to this statement?
This essay will study how functionalists view the feminist arguement that education system is still very much patriachle and females have a different and less valued experience of education from males.
Feminism is a movement of women who strive to achieve a social and economical equality for both men and women. Its a campeign against gender inequalities. It could also be described as having enough information available for all women enableing them to have the ability to make a choice to live a life which is not discriminatory and which enhances social, cultural and …show more content…
Within this topic of the feminists view on education by looking at this thoery it could be percieved to indicate how as young children our gender defines how people look at us and our roles in society. As babies, girls are typically dressed in pink and given dollies and prams to play with, where as boys are dressed in blue and typically play with tractors or trains or footballs. This is then mirrored in nursary education when at break and lunch the balls and bikes are given to the boys and the sand pits and dressing up clothes are used for the girls to play games such as mummys, and fairy games. Because of growing up in this way, and people not wanting to break out of the social norm or to be excluded it does create a functional society, but not nescarsarily a correct one. Should Girls not be able to own businesses or play football? Functionalists would argue that education prepares you for your future in society as it mirrors the way society functions in education.
A big idea of functionalists is Meritocracy, the idea of working hard and being rewarded. However, a poor black women who achieved top grades would be less likely to own a business then a rich white man who didnt achieve such impressive grades. By having role allocation taken from the social classes of children within society, how can meritocracy occur? Feminists would see this as a discrimination of women, despite it involving ethnicity and social class
This essay will study how functionalists view the feminist arguement that education system is still very much patriachle and females have a different and less valued experience of education from males.
Feminism is a movement of women who strive to achieve a social and economical equality for both men and women. Its a campeign against gender inequalities. It could also be described as having enough information available for all women enableing them to have the ability to make a choice to live a life which is not discriminatory and which enhances social, cultural and …show more content…
Within this topic of the feminists view on education by looking at this thoery it could be percieved to indicate how as young children our gender defines how people look at us and our roles in society. As babies, girls are typically dressed in pink and given dollies and prams to play with, where as boys are dressed in blue and typically play with tractors or trains or footballs. This is then mirrored in nursary education when at break and lunch the balls and bikes are given to the boys and the sand pits and dressing up clothes are used for the girls to play games such as mummys, and fairy games. Because of growing up in this way, and people not wanting to break out of the social norm or to be excluded it does create a functional society, but not nescarsarily a correct one. Should Girls not be able to own businesses or play football? Functionalists would argue that education prepares you for your future in society as it mirrors the way society functions in education.
A big idea of functionalists is Meritocracy, the idea of working hard and being rewarded. However, a poor black women who achieved top grades would be less likely to own a business then a rich white man who didnt achieve such impressive grades. By having role allocation taken from the social classes of children within society, how can meritocracy occur? Feminists would see this as a discrimination of women, despite it involving ethnicity and social class