Marxism And Education

Question 1

Explain althussers theory of education

Answer 1

Main role of education is to produce and obedient labour force
Reproduce the neseccary technical skills
He divides the state into two parts
Repressive state apparatus (police, army, prisons, judiciary)
Ideological state apparatus(media,schools,family)
He argued the RSA control the population with force whereas the ISA control through manipulating how you think

Question 2

What does Paul Willis argue about Marxism from his study of the lads

Answer 2

The pupils rebelling is evidence that not all working class pupils are brainwashed into being passive 
Pupils are not directly injected with values that benefit the ruling class

Question 3

What does bordieu argue about education

Answer 3

The education system legitimises and reproduces class inequality
W/c failure in education is the fault of the education system
“Cultural capital” is a term used to explain how the system works against the WC

Question 4

Quote from Bowles and gintis

Answer 4

Work casts a long shadow over school

Question 5

What is Bowles and gintis correspondence principle

Answer 5

Norms and values taught at school correspond to those in the workplace making them easier to exploit in the future

Question 6

3 ways school prepares students for work

Answer 6

Keeps workers passive and docile
Encourages acceptance of hierarchy
Motivates through external reward a

Question 7

Eval of Bowles and gintis correspondence principle

Answer 7

Theory out of date in today’s more child centred and entrepreneurial society

Question 8

Who’s study of middle class students found differentiation and polarisation

Answer 8

Lacey

Question 9

What were the two pro school subcultures identified by Mac an ghaill

Answer 9

1. Academic achievers- mostly skilled working class/ aim to achieve success by focusing on core subjects (English,maths,science)
2. the new enterprisers- typically working class and reject traditional curriculum - motivated by business and tech nologu