MAnifest and Latent Function presentation

Ed 101

1. Manifest and Latent Functions of Education

2. Manifest Functions of Education The manifest functions of education are the open and intended goals or consequences of activities within an organization or institution.

3. There Are Six Major Manifest Functions Of Education In Society

4. Socialization F rom kindergarten through college, schools teach students the student role, specific academic subjects, and political socialization.

5. In the primary and secondary schools, students are taught specific subject matter appropriate to their age, skill level and previous education experience. In the college level, students focus on more detailed knowledge of subjects.

6. 2 . Social Control Schools are responsible for teaching values such as discipline, respect, obedience, punctuality and perseverance . Schools teach conformity by encouraging young people to be good students, conscientious, future workers, and low-abiding citizens.

7. 3. Social Placement Schools are responsible for identifying the most qualified people to fill available positions in society.

8. 4. Transmitting Culture As a social institution, education performs a rather conservable function – transmitting the dominant culture. We learn respect for social control and reverence for established institutions such as religion, the family, and the government.

9. 5. Promoting Social and Political Integration B y transforming its population composed of diverse ethnic and religious groups into a society whose members share – to some extent at least – a common identity.

10. 6. Agent of Change E ducation can stimulate or bring about desired social change. I t promotes social change by serving as meeting ground where each society’s distinctive beliefs and traditions can be shared.

11. Latent Functions of Education The hidden, unstated and sometimes unintended consequences of activities within an organization or institution.

12. 1. Restricting S ome Activities I n our society there are laws that require children to attend school or complete a primary and secondary education. K eep students off the street and out of the full-time job market for a number of years, by helping keep unemployment within reasonable bounds.

13. 2. Matchmaking and Production of Social Networks B ecause school brings together people of similar ages, social class, and race, young people, they often meet future marriage partners and develop social networks that may last for many years.

14. 3.Creation of Generation Gap S tudents may learn information in school that contradicts beliefs held by their parents or their religion. A generation gap is created when education conflicts with parental attitudes and beliefs.