Section 1 Theoretical Views On Of Education - Conflict - Marxist

Question 0

Althusser (1971)

Answer 0

Education is a way to brainwash children to accept capitalism.
Does this in two ways :
Reproduces class inequality
Legitimises class inequality by producing ideologies that hide the real cause.

Question 1

Hegemony

Answer 1

The dominance especially culturally and intellectually over one social group over another.

(Borgoisie have a cultural dominance)

Question 2

Bordieu

Answer 2

Cultural capital

Higher class awarded for hidden curriculum (outside of school) support - smith and noble

Education system reflects middle class values and rewards you for them support Bowles and Gintis

Question 3

Bowles and Gintis. (1976)

Answer 3

Meritocracy myth -
Evidence shows that the main factor to determine success is not by ability and achievement but by background and social class.

School prepares for capitalistic society .
CLOSE PARALLELS
SCHOOL IS A MINI WORKPLACE

Question 4

Bowles and Gintis (2)

Answer 4

Believe that correspondence principle(schools are structured to mirror the workplace) is taught through hidden curriculum (things learnt outside school)

Question 5

Paul Willis

Answer 5

Working class children failed because they wanted to do things of working class (labour). Curriculum didn’t relate.

Boys felt isolated and alienated .

Question 6

Marxist view? Critic?

Answer 6

Is a conflict view and criticises Functionalists views.(supported by feminists)

Question 7

Smith and noble

Answer 7

Hidden curriculum costs are essential for the successful upbringing of the child

Question 8

Mac and Ghalil - ( vybz kartel - Mach lads - sexuality)

Answer 8

The macho lads unlike Willis lads were hostile to school rules but they would call others performing well gay or feminine for doing the work

Question 9

Ethnocentric

Answer 9

Dominance of one culture over another