Marxism on education Flashcards
What is the Marxist view?
Conflict = Society is based on class division and exploitation, and the ruling-class reproduce this class inequality.
identify 2 main functions of education…
- reproducing ineqiuality
- legitimising inequality
how does education reproduce inequality?
it fails generations of wc pupils
how does education legitimate inequality?
1) . Althusser.
2) . Bowls and Gintis.
3) . Willis.
accoriding to althusser what is the ideological state apparratus?
a social institution whos job is to pass on the dominant ideology of the ruling class
How does Althusser say education reproduces class inequality?
deliberately engineers wc to fail in order to create an un qualified workforce
How does Althusser say education legitimated inequality?
mc has more cultural and economic capital putting them at advantage(through the ISA
What does Bowles and Gintis say the role of education is?
the corresepdondene theory
what is the correspondence theory?
bowles and gintis
school mirrors the world of work in order to prepare them for manual labour
What personality traits does capitalism require, according to Bowles and Gintis?
Submissive and compliant in order for workers to accept hard work, low pay and authority (server capitalism).
How do Bowles and Gintis say schools ‘mirror’ the workforce?
- Alienation = Lack of control in school and work.
- Hierarchy of authority = Accept orders from teachers and managers.
- Rewards = Grades for good work (school) and pay or promotion (work).
What is the ‘hidden curriculum’, according to Bowles and Gintis?
what educators teach students without even realizing it, through their interactions, modeling, and school or classroom culture
How is meritocracy and ‘myth’, according to Bowles and Gintis?
schools discriminate in favour of the m/c
What is Willis’ learning to labour study?
A study on an anti-school subculture called ‘the lads’. These boys rejected schools ideologies to indoctrinate them.
How many boys were in Willis’ study?
12 wc boys
