Marxism

Question 1

education Reproduce + Reinforce class inequality (Willis)

Answer 1

lads formed counter school sub - cultural groups due to opposed values of school. They showed little interest in academic work + amused themselves by ‘having laff’, smoking,drinking etc

counter school culture helped prepare for boredom in workplace as they adopted similar distraction techniques in the workplace

Question 2

education reinforce middle and upper class culture (Bourdieu)

Answer 2

cultural capital = culture passed down, reproduced from generation to generation which advantages MC

cultural capital crucial to education system as it recognises + rewards certain types of cultural background + teachers recognise this

Question 3

Legitimate class inequality through ideology (Althusser)

Answer 3

ideological control = ideology transmitted subconsciously through hidden curriculum which leaves proletariat in false class consciousness

Question 4

Teach exploitable skills for the Capitalist workplace (Bowles and Gintis

Answer 4

close correspondence between social relationships in class + work

school based on hierarch e.g. teachers give orders + pupils have little control which corresponds later to lack of control in workplace and is in line with requirements of capitalist society. yp motivated by rewards in school + this reflected in workplace - correspondence between school and work produces labour power from one generation to the next.

education legitimises social inequality by broadcasting myth everyone has equal chance