Marxists Views Of Education Flashcards
What is the role of education? - Althusser
Believes education reproduces obedient workers
What is the role of education? - Bowles and Gintis
The reproduction of labour power
What is the role of education? - Willis
Prepares people for working in manual labour jobs so they develop a distinct set of values
What key concepts are associated with these sociologists? - Althusser
Ideological state Apparatus, reproduction of ruling class ideologies
What key concepts are associated with these sociologists? - Bowles and Gintis
Correspondence theory
What key concepts are associated with these sociologists? - Willis
Integration and differentiation, counter school culture
What evidence is there from education/society today that these ideas are correct? - Althusser
National curriculum split into distinct subjects where students will study for test till a certain ag
What evidence is there from education/society today that these ideas are correct? - Bowles and Gintis
Proves school is deliberately making work to be similar to school
What evidence is there from education/society today that these ideas are correct? - Willis
Anti school subculture
What are the strengths of their work? - Althusser
Explains how efficient labour is reproduced/mainainted (ideological and repressive state apparatus. )
What are the strengths of their work? - Bowles and Gintis
Able to effectively link education to the workplace through the correspondence theory
What are the strengths of their work? - Willis
Provides a framework to study and understand the relationship between class, gender, schooling and the economy
What are the criticisms of their work? - Althusser
Provides very little evidence to support his views. Pictured members of society as Cultural dopes accepting their position and failing to question dominant ideology
What are the criticisms of their work? - Bowles and Gintis
His Argument is too deterministic, seeing education determined by the economy, ignores other aspects of society, ignored resistance in schools.
What are the criticisms of their work? - Willis
Research is inadequate only focused on 12 students all male, accuse Willis of largely ignoring the existence of subcultures within school, the relevance of willis today
