Marxism In Education Flashcards

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Who are the three main Marxists?

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Althusser
Bowles and Gintis
Willis

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What did Althusser believe in?

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Ideological state apparatus

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What does the ideological state apparatus mean?

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Maintains the rule of the bourgeoise
Controls peoples ideas, values and beliefs

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What does Althusser believe is the two main functions of the education system?

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Reproduces class inequality by transmitting it from generation to generation
Education legitimises class inequality by producing ideologies

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What is Bowles and Gintis study called?

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Schooling in capitalist America

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What do Bowles and Gintis believe in?

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Capitalism want a subservient workforce
Fragmentation
Education mirrors the work place
Hierarchy
Correspondence principle

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What is the myth of meritocracy

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Meritocracy serves to justify the privileges of the higher classes
Helps to persuade the working class to accept inequality
Makes it less likely they will over throw capitalism

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What was Willis study on?

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Learning to labour

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Who was Willis study on?

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12 working class boys
They rejected all school values

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What did the lads in Willis study form

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Am anti school subcultures
They gained startups in their own groups

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Evaluation of Marxist perspective

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Critics argue Willis romanticises the lads despite their anti social behaviour
They ignore other types of inequality
Ignore the patriarchy

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