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Criticisms of Conflict Theory {Ans: -Some disagree with the Marxist perspective of education and argue that education is fair or meritocratic and it is true that education does offer some students the opportunity to do well and for them to increase their social mobility also known as (social mobility). -Feminists have been critics for underestimating the change in girls' position educationally - young women in their early 20s are now earning more than men which suggest that women's economic position is changing for the better. -Sociologists also criticise feminists for failing to consider the issue of gender more broadly rather than women only as there are now many concerns about boys especially working-class white boys.}Functionalist Perspective on Education {Ans: Functionalists are optimistic about the role of education for society because they believe that it responds to the needs of the economy by teaching the right skills needed in work. It also sorts people into appropriate jobs and plays a part in secondary socialisation.}Bowles and Gintis (Marxist) {Ans: Claim that there is a hidden curriculum, which means that everything that is taught in a school is not formally on the curriculum. They also developed the correspondence principle, which