What Are Four Societal Functions of Schooling

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What are four societal functions of schooling?

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Definitions:

Bobo Doll

A term referencing an experiment in social psychology that demonstrated how children imitate behaviors observed in adults, particularly acts of aggression.

Catharsis

The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions, often through art, drama, or psychological means.

Death Instinct

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to an unconscious drive toward decay, destruction, and death.

Thanatos

In Freudian theory, the destructive, death instinct.