+1 862 207 3288 Schooling has many functions in society and by looking at these functions from a sociological view point there are two main kinds of functions to consider – manifest functions and latent functions. The manifest functions of schooling is what people believe are the obvious purpose of school and education. The latent functions of schooling are the things that people are not so aware or about or perhaps dont come to mind straight away when they consider what and schooling is for. These ideas will be considered and critiqued as some will be more beneficial than others but need to be looked at in greater detail and how it affects childrens lives at school. The qualification-award function of schooling is now looking as something that is overshadowing the main educational function of schooling and is considered detrimental by some as there seems to be more emp…(short extract)
