role of education- marxists

Question 1

how does education maintain capitalism through transmitting rulling class ideology

Answer 1

Bowles and Gintis- correspondence principle
Bourdieu- cultural capital

Question 2

how does education maintain capitalism through false class consciousness

Answer 2

Bowles and Gintis- myth of meritocracy

Question 3

how does the correspondence principle transmit the rulling class principle

Answer 3

the correspondence principle teaches students to be obedient and docile however this is not taught directly to the students and is taught through the hidden curriculum like how school uniform teaches students hierarchy which teaches students to behave- parrels a workplace

Question 4

how does cultural capital transmit the ruling class ideology

Answer 4

everyone has cultural capital however the content students are made to learn through education is cultural capital which the m/c is more likely to know- giving them an advantage in education.

Question 5

how does the myth of meritocracy help maintain false class consciences

Answer 5

society states it meritocratic as everyone is given equal opportunities however it is not, e.g that your test results are up to the individual student however not all students have the same resources the results will not be equal or fair as the m/c have an unfair advantage, but the w/c is fooled to think it is, so we do not challenge the system