Marxism and education Flashcards
What sociologists study the socialisation role
Althusser, Bowles and Ginitis
education transmits norms and values, what does this create
social stability
what is stability based on
internalisation of the dominant ideas of the ruling class
what does capitalism mean for society
there is always a potential revolution
what is the education system key to
prevent revolution and maintain capitalism
what apparatus does althusser study
ideological and repressive
what does repressive state apparatus mean
maintaining power of the ruling class through the police, courts and army
what does ideological state apparatus mean
maintaining power of the ruling class by controlling peoples ideas, values and beliefs
what are 2 important functions of the ISA
- legitimates class inequality by producing ideologies
- reproduces class inequality by transmitting it from generation to generation
what sociologists study the myth of meritocracy
bowles and ginitis
what does education promote
the myth of meritocracy
how does the myth of meritocracy privilege higher classes
makes it seem pupils have succeeded fairly in school
what does the education system justify
poverty
who is poverty blamed on
individuals rather than capitalism
what does education prevent
the poor feeling that inequality is unfair
what sociologists study the correspondence principle and the hidden curriculum
Bowles and Ginitis
what do school create compliance through
hidden curriculum
what is the hidden curriculum
the indirect learning in schools
what do the international organisations of the school correspond too
the international organisations of the work place
what does the hidden curriculum do to help schools
produces obedient workers capitalism needs
what are students rewarded for
being passive and submissive
what are students punished for
being creative and independent
what sociologists study the allocation role
Althusser, Bowles and Ginitis
what does equality of educational opportunity existing imply
that not all students have the same opportunity to study at schools which offer the same education
what is role allocation NOT based on
meritocratic framework
what is educational success based on
social class
what does social class determine
the job people get
what does education offer limited opportunities for
social mobility
what sociologists study the vocational training role
Willis and Finn
what do schools not transmit
practical skills
what is the central role of schools
social control
what does Willis say schools equip youths for
appropriate attitudes for boring routine work
What does Finn study
Youth Training Schemes for businesses to employ young people as cheap labour
What does vocational education mean
training for specific occupations
what does alllocation mean
students are sifted and sorted
What does Willis study in the role of education
learning to labour
what does education reproduce and legitimise
capitalism
what is Bowles and Ginitis view on the role of education
education is a straightforward indoctrination process into the myth of meritocracy
What type of marxist is willis
humanist
what does willis study about working class males
they create an anti-school subculture to cope with boredom
what does paul willis study about working class students
some working class students choose to fail themselves
