Postmodernist Critique of the Marxist Perspective Flashcards
who developed the correspondence principle
Bowles and Gintis
what does the correspondence principle state
school reflects the workplace
what is fordism
capitalism requires large numbers of low skilled workers to put up with alienating, repetitive work on mass production assembly lines
what do Bowles and Gintis think in relation to fordism
education prepares students to accept fordism
what do postmodernists say about the marxist view
its outdated, that society has entered a new phase and is different from the society marxists and functionalists wrote about
what do postmodernists say about class divisions
they’re no longer important and society is more fragmented and diverse
flexible specialisation
diversification in one product
what do postmodernists say economy has shifted from
the assembly line mass production and is now based on flexible specialisation where production is customised for small specialist markets
what does the post forest system require
a skilled adaptable workforce
what should ed be like for post fordism
it should encourage self motivation, self supervision and creativity
what do postmodernists believe about the correspondence principle
it no longer operates, education reproduces diversity and not inequality
what do marxists say in response to the changes by postfordism
it results in Lowe paid workers been exploited more than ever before, saying the education system still prepares the majority of pupils to defer to authority
