Sociological Interpretations of Education (Routledge Library Editions: Sociology of Education)

This book, first published in 1985, provides a clear readable account of the principal sociological approaches to education. It is organised around the three main sociological perspectives on education: the Durkheimian and Functionalist, the Marxist and the Interpretative. It concentrates on the most important and interesting writers within each

David Blackledge, Barry Hunt