Education- Marxist & Neo-Marxism

Question 0

Louis Althusser

Answer 0

(1) ideological state apparatuses
(2) reproduction of social class inequality
(3) legitimation of class inequality

Question 1

Ideological state apparatuses

Answer 1

Maintain the rule of the bourgeoise by controlling people’s ideas, values and beliefs eg religion, media and the education system

Question 2

Reproduction of social class inequality

Answer 2

By transmitting it from generation to generation by filing each successive generation of working class pupils

Question 3

Legitimation of class inequality

Answer 3

The education system produces ideologies that disguise its true cause, it persuades workers to accept that inequality is inevitable

Question 4

Bowles and Gintis

Answer 4

(1) the hidden curriculum
(2) myth meritocracy
(3) correspondence principle

Question 5

The hidden curriculum

Answer 5

Correspondence principle operates through this 'Lessons' that are learnt in school without being directly taught simply through the everyday workings of the school eg students become accustomed to accepting hierarchy and competition
Schooling prepares the working class for the role of exploited workers

Question 6

Myth of meritocracy

Answer 6

Meritocracy- everyone has an equal opportunity to achieve rewards that are based on ability and effort and those that gain the highest deserve them because they are the most able and hard working, this is a myth because loads of aspects of the education system contribute to someone’s ability and future

Question 7

Correspondence principle

Answer 7

(1) school hierarchy corresponds to workplace hierarchy
(2) alienation through students’ lack of control over education reflects alienation through workers’ lack of control over production
(3) extrinsic satisfaction from grades represents extrinsic satisfaction from pay
(4) competition and division amongst students and later on workers
(5) levels of education reflects on levels of occupational structure