CONSENSUS AND CONFLICT THEORY.pptx

Philosphical Foundations of Education CONSENSUS AND CONFLICT THEORY

1. CONSENSUS AND CONFLICT THEORY

2. Define Consensus and Conflict Theories. Differentiate Consensus and Conflict Theories. Discuss Consensus and Conflict Theories in the Educational System. Learning Objectives:

3. CONSENSUS & CONFLICT THEORY Consensus is a general or widespread agreement among all members of a particular society. Conflict is a clash between ideas, principles and people.

4. CONSENSUS THEORISTS Emile Durkheim -was the first ever professor of Sociology. -argued that society are constrained by ‘social facts’ that includes beliefs, moral codes, and basic norms and values which are passed from one generation to the next and shared by individuals who make up a society. Talcott Parsons -best known for his social action theory and structural functionalism. - views that values system is important for keeping order in the society as individual acts in ways

5. CONFLICT THEORIST Karl Marx - the father of communism. - initiated Conflict Theory , an approach of viewing the society through the inequalities in society that gives rise to class conflicts. -view society as fragmented into groups that compete for social and economic resources.

6. Consensus theorists is concerned with the maintenance or continuation of social order in society, in relation to accepted norms, values, rules and regulations as widely accepted or collectively by the society or within a particular society itself. Conflict theorists are interested in how society’s institutions – the family, government, religion, education, and the media – may help to maintain the privileges of some groups and keep others in a subservient position.

7. CONSENSUS CONFLICT Examine values integration in society. Examine conflicts of interest and coercion that holds society together. Absence of conflict is seen as the equilibrium sets on a general or widespread agreement among all members of a particular society. Focus on the heterogeneous nature of society and the differential distribution of political and social power— Horton and Hunt ( 1984).

8. Consensus Theories Conflict Theories Shared norms and values as fundamental to society Emphasize the dominance of some social groups Focus on social order based on tacit agreements See social order as manipulation and control by dominant groups. Social change occurs in slow and orderly fashion Social change occurs rapidly and in a disorderly fashion

9. Consensus Theory in the Educational System. Schools teach generally accepted norms and values. Education System follows consensual norms and values. Students learn to agree on how to behave in some social situations. e.g. greetings & school/ classroom rules School community & Stakeholders are involve in School- Based Management. Education is essential to maintain the modern workforce.

10. Conflict Theory in the Educational System. Educational system reinforces and perpetuates social inequalities that arise from differences in class, gender, race and ethnicity. Educational System preserves the status quo and push people of lower status into obedience. Education works as a means by which those on power stay in power. The fulfillment of one’s Education closely link to social class. Schools contribute to the unequal distribution of people into jobs in society.