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Without education, who knows what the world would be like today. As we all know, education plays a major role in the function of society. That is why I am going to explain how education affects society through the functionalism perspective. This perspective, founded by Emile Dukheim, is looked at through the macro level of society. Functionalism is concerned with how society functions as a whole. It sees society as an organism with interconnected parts working together to keep the world in balance. This theory of interconnected parts is known as the organic model. Now that you know what functionalism is, let’s discuss how education is intertwined with this theory today. I will do this by explaining educations direct function in society, and by seeing what life would be like without education. First of all, let’s see exactly what education does for the function of society. In my opinion, education is the balancer if society. As a child, parents will enforce rules and morals very early in the child’s life. This is the earliest form of education. Children are taught very early to share and not always to think of themselves. By making a child aware of this, they will develop a conscience. This is the very foundation of becoming a person who is able to interact in society and function with other people. At five years of age, children then start their formal education.
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