marxist perspective on education Flashcards
what are the key thinkers for marxism?
althusser, bowles and gintis, willis
what 4 things does althusser argue?
ideological state apparatus, false class consciusness, hidden curriculum, myth of meritocracy
what is the hidden curriculum according to althusser?
the things that are learnt in school without being formally taught
What is the ideological state apparatus?
maintain rule by controlling peoples ideas(brain washing)
what is the false class conscioness?
the proletariat fail to see there own exploitation, they dont rebel against the capitalist system because they believe it cant change
what is the myth of meritocracy?
the view that social mobility being achieved through ones won effort and ability is false
how does althusser view education?
as an important ideological state apparatus
what are the one things althusser says the eduaction system does? and how?
reproduces class inequality by failing the working class generation after generation keeping them in one position.
what is the other thing althusser says the education system does? how?
legitimates class inequality by making people accept thier inferior place in society as it is inevitable(sucess and failure is a reflection of effort and talent)
what did bowles and gintis find about schools?
they reward the kind of personality traits that make for a submissive and compliant worker
what is the correspondance principle according to bowles and gintis?
the way the education system mirrors the work place.
what are the ways in which education mirrors the workplace?
hierachy(authority), extrinsic satisfaction(rewards saperate from work),alienation(lack of control over day to day routine),docile daydremers(findind something boring and repeatitive),competition, fragmentation(tasks are broken up)
who is willis?
an internal critique of marxism
what did willis study?
12 wc boys and found that they were not passive but by resisting the school it lead to them actually getting low grades and getting wc jobs
potential A03 for marxist?
functionalist, feminist and new right, ethnicity sociologists
