Marxism Flashcards
What is Social Control and who came up with this theory?
Althusser said that education is a ideological state apparatus which gives the proletariat a false class conscious.
What is the AO2 for social control?
The hidden curriculum which is taught covertly e.g to follow a hierarchy.
What goes against what Althusser said about social control?
Functionalist would say that education actually provides Social Solidarity which gives a sense of togetherness and not control.
What is The Correspondence Principle and who came up with this theory.
Bowles and Gintis say that the education system maintains capitalism and they do this by creating passive and docile workers.
What is the AO2 for Specialist skills?
The Correspondence Principle-‘school mirrors the workplace’
e.g
Hierarchy-Headteacher,teachers,student/Ceo,manager,employee
Competition-Compete for grades/Compete for promotions
Dress Codes-Uniform/Apporptriate clothing depending on job.
What would criticise Bowles and Gintis theory about specialist skills?
Postmodernist would say that it is irrelevent because the society and economy we live in are different.
Also education teaches us to creative,active and flexible.
What is secondary socialisation and who made this theory?
Bowles and Gintis say that the education do pass on norms and values but this only benefits the Bourgeiousie which prevents people to realise the exploitation.
MYTH OF MERITOCARACY
success is based on class and the education system is what helps legitimate class inequality.
What is the AO2 secondary socialisation?
COVID DIGITAL DIVIDE
-MC able to do work on digital devises
-WC not able to access digital devices
-WC students likely to Underacheive compared to MC students due to missed out learning.
What goes against what Bowles and Gintis say about secondary socialisation?
-WC students dont always follow the legitmacy of schools.
-Taught the same curriculum
What is sifting and sorting and who came up with this theory?
Bowles and Gintis do agree that education helps prepare students for future roles but they are allocated based off of class.-STEPHEN BALL
-obedient studens got the best grades therefore would get rewarded if you conform to expectations.
What is the AO2 for sifting and sorting?
Research done by uni for manchester shows that students were placed in classes based off social class.
What goes against sifting and sorting?
-Study is outdated
-WC students able to get loans to then access best jobs
