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Randall CollinsRandall Collins
•Conflict theory
•Social transmission and reproduction
•Educational stratification
What, according to Collins, are the weaknesses of the
Functionalist approach?
How does the “Marxist” approach differ from the Functionalist approach?
Collins calls his approach
Weberian” What does he mean by that term?
Max Weber
• Social stratification results from conflicts between and among interest groups– Economic (class)– Political (party)– Cultural (status
groups)
Collins calls his approach
Weberian” What does he mean by that term?
Collins identifies 3 models of education
• Practical– This is closest to the Marxian view that education
meets the economic/labor needs of society. • (class stratification)
• Status Group– Ritual and ceremony convey membership in a
cultural group.• Group determines what is legitimate knowledge and
who belongs • Pierre Bourdieu’s “Cultural Capital”
• Bureaucratic– Rules and regulations, impersonal, objective,
specialization, hierarchical, technical rational• Credentials determine status and role
What is “status-group”
education?
What is “status-group”
education?
Why is are educational institutions frequently
“bureaucratic”?
What are the three demands for education that Collins sees
as part of a cultural market
What are the three demands for education that Collins sees
as part of a cultural market