Furthermore, education also acts as the distribution mechanism of cultural values: the more layered the society, the more choices are made via the education system regarding who should be allowed access to which layers of culture, and who should be entrusted with the intellectual ‘tools’ with which to advance the existing culture.
Teisalt on haridus ka kultuuriväärtuste jaotusmehhanismiks: mida kihistunum on ühiskond, seda enam tehakse haridussüsteemi kaudu valik, keda milliste kultuurikihistuste juurde lubada ja kelle kätte anda vaimsed “tööriistad” olemasoleva uuendamiseks.