Structural Functionalism Of Education In Afghanistan

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In my opinion, this documentary is extremely interesting and it made me realize how some of us take education for granted, being that students from other countries face so many problems with trying to complete school along with putting their lives at risk. Even though the film was based on education, I mostly saw structural functionalism, gender inequality, and stereotypes. Structural functionalism deals with “certain structures the family, the division of labor, or gender that exist to fulfill some set of necessary functions” (Conley 289), which is seen when Shugufa and Neeraj do a majority of household chores/work because the men do not attain to these responsibilities, for instance, Shugufa clearly states, “In Afghanistan, boys don’t do

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