What are critisisms of functionalists perspectiveson how internal factors affect educational achievement of different social classes?
a. Functionalists tend to oversimplify the impact of internal factors on educational achievement, neglecting the influence of external factors such as socioeconomic status and parental education.

b. Functionalists often focus heavily on the role of schools in shaping educational achievement, while disregarding the impact of wider societal structures and inequalities.

c. Functionalists may overlook the individual experiences and perspectives of students from different social classes, leading to a lack of understanding of the complex ways in which internal factors interact with external factors to influence educational outcomes.

d. Functionalists may fail to recognize the existence of institutional discrimination and bias within educational institutions, which can contribute to differential educational achievement among social classes.