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GCSE Sociology · key term
A system in which positions and rewards are allocated according to ability and effort rather than inherited advantage or social background.
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A system in which rewards and positions are allocated according to ability and achievement rather than inherited privilege.
A system in which people gain positions and rewards through ability and effort rather than inherited privilege.
Link each named thinker to a specific argument: Durkheim to shared norms, values and social solidarity; Parsons to the bridge between family and society, achieved status and meritocracy.
Compare perspectives directly. Parsons and Bowles and Gintis both see education as preparation for adult work, but disagree about meritocracy and whose interests education serves.
Compare perspectives on the same issue. For example, contrast the functionalist claim of meritocracy with the Marxist explanation of class advantage.
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A system in which rewards and positions are allocated according to ability and effort rather than inherited advantages.
A system in which achievement and rewards are based on ability and effort rather than social background.
A system in which positions and rewards are allocated according to ability and effort rather than inherited advantages.
A system in which rewards and positions are allocated according to ability and effort rather than inherited advantage.
A system in which positions and rewards are allocated according to ability and achievement rather than inherited advantage.
A system in which achievement and social position are based on ability and effort rather than inherited advantages such as class background.
A system in which rewards and positions are allocated according to ability and effort rather than social background.
A system in which people gain positions and rewards through ability and achievement rather than inherited advantage.
Component 1, Component 2
A system in which rewards and positions are allocated according to ability and achievement rather than social background.
Revise: Conflict Versus Consensus DebateTheir interpretation depends on meritocracy, the idea that people gain positions through ability and achievement rather than their background. If pupils have equal opportunities to succeed, qualifications can identify suitable candidates for different occupations. Education can then enable social mobility, as someone from a disadvantaged background gains qualifications and moves into a higher social class.
A system in which rewards and positions are allocated according to ability and effort rather than inherited privilege.
A system in which people gain positions and rewards through their ability and effort rather than their social background.
A system in which success and rewards are based on ability and effort rather than social background.
A system in which rewards and positions are allocated according to ability and effort rather than social background.
A system in which positions and rewards are gained through ability and effort rather than inherited advantage or discrimination.
