Sociology has a number of important theories that offer insight into the way we understand education. These include functionalism, conflict theory and symbolic interactionism.
Functionalists view education as an important social institution that contributes both manifest and latent functions to society. They believe that education serves as a "socialization agency" (a social institution that...
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