To understand how education is related to a nation’s culture and economy, compare education in Japan, Russia, and Egypt. Explain the functions of education.

To understand how education is related to a nation’s culture and economy, compare education in Japan, Russia, and Egypt. Explain the functions of education: knowledge and skills, values, social integration, gatekeeping, and replacing family functionsApply the symbolic interactionist perspective to religion: symbols, rituals, beliefs, religious experience, and communityApply the conflict perspective to religion: opium of the people and legitimating social inequalitiesExplain what Durkheim meant by sacred and profane; discuss the three elements of religion