The relation of education to social cohesion
Abstract
This article examines the ways education is
related to social cohesion, mainly in sociology
of education approaches. The notion of
cohesion is used widely, especially as a noble
aim worth striving at, in order to sustain the
ties that keep society together. Education is
viewed as an important institution that contributes
to cohesion by socialising the new
members of society, providing them with
knowledge and skills in order to facilitate
their social participation. Sustaining however
current societal organisation implies that social
inequality is also reproduced. Thus, we
argue that, the question of cohesion is inter
alia a political one.
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Kantzara, V. (2016). The relation of education to social cohesion. Social Cohesion and Development, 6(1), 37–50. https://doi.org/10.12681/scad.8973
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