education in relation to marxism Flashcards
what did aluthusser suggest about education
the education. system uses ideological state apparatus to reproduce and legitimise class inequality
how does education reproduce inequality
- higher and lower sets
- less funding for working class
-labelling students
how does education reproduce inequality
- higher and lower sets
- less funding for working class
-labelling students
how does education legitimise inequality
conditioned to conform
disciplinary processes
careers advice
criticism of marxism in education
ignores role of gender, sex etc.
Davis and Moore suggest inequality is necessary
parsons suggest education is meritocratic
marxists tend to disagree with each other making it an unstable argument
what did Bowles and gintis find
- schools reward submissive compliant students and they get higher grades
- helps produce workers for capitalism
- doesn’t help personal development
what is the correspondence principle
- school has parallels with the workplace
e.g. hierarchy, alienation, extrinsic satisfaction
this prepares students for workforce
what is the hidden curriculum
lessons throughout education that aren’t directly taught
e.g punctuality, attendance
preparing students for capitalist work and exploitation
why is meritocracy a myth
- capitalism is based on inequality
- education prevents rebellion by justifying inequalities
- meritocracy is determined by family not ability
what did willis suggest
- argued that b and g presented people as being passive and accepting their indoctrination
what did willis find
that working class boys saw school as a laugh and didn’t find purpose in getting qualifications
3 criticism of marxism in education
- ignores gender, sex etc in equality
- the working class that willis studied was romanticised, the boys showed mysogny and racism
- marxists disagree with each other
