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In the Marxist conflict perspective on education, which issue is a central concern?

The correct answer is

The influence of class power on educational opportunities and outcomes

The Marxist perspective examines education in relation to class power and social inequality. Marx and Engels explicitly connected education with social conditions and ruling-class influence. This is one classical tradition, not a definition shared by every classical sociologist.

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Important Questions from Approaches to sociology of education

  1. Match List I with List II

    LIST I

    LIST II

    A.

    Relative Deprivation Theory

    I.

    It believes that aims of any key agency such as education is to socialize child and teenagers

    B.

    Conflict Theory

    II.

    It clarifies the meaning of concept such as freedom, equality, justice etc.

    C.

    Structural Functionalism

    III. 

    It believes that social conflicts arise when a social group feels that it worse off than around it. 

    D.

    Political Theory

    IV.

    This theory is most commonly associated with Marxism

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  2. The performance norm defines the level of______:

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