Neo Marxist Flashcards
1
Q
Henry Giroux
A
Wc do not passively accept everything they are taught, but actively shape their own education and resist discipline imposed on them by school
2
Q
Paul Willis (lads)
A
Boys took up an anti-school stance
- opposed norms and values
- saw themselves as superior
- not interested in academic qualifications
- sexist culture
- valued traditional working class masculinity
3
Q
What did the ‘lads’ see as more valuable than office work
A
Toughness and manual work
4
Q
What first jobs did the ‘lads’ have?
A
Unskilled manual jobs, factories
5
Q
Their rebellion against school resulted in them
A
Reproducing class inequality - moved onto working class jobs
6
Q
Therefore,
A
Education does not always achieve in socialising
7
Q
‘Lads’ 1977
A
Willis
