Answer to Question #208604 in Sociology for Queen

Question

What does conflicts theory argue about the role of schools in capitalist society?

Answer 1

argues that tenacity of education as upholding social disparity and conserving the influence of those who dictate society. Conflict philosophers do not consider that public schools decrease social disparity as they consider that educations systems strengthens and preserves social disparities, which from dissimilarities in class, race ethnicity and gender.