Use the sentence template resource to write a paragraph that compares and contrasts the two perspectives you’ve identified.

9) i. Functionalists assert that schools are based upon merit system. ii. Functionalists emphasize the importance of education for social stability. iii. Functionalists believe that education prepares people to accomplish different useful roles in society. i. Conflict theorists assert that schools are based along the lines of class and ethnicity. ii. Conflict theory emphasizes education system brings out social parity in society. iii. Conflict theorists consider the education system as a means of widening and deepening the gap in social inequality.