Theories Of Edication Marxism Pt.3: Lesson 15 Flashcards by Zia Forman

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What are positive evaluations of Marxism & education ?

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Some policies widen attainment gap between working & middle class
cultural & economic capital benefit middle class e.g private schools
private school attainment gap demonstrates class inequalities
myth of meritocracy

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What are negatives of Marxism & education?

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deterministic: assumes all pupils are passive
not every working class child fails
class inequality focus only
sharing ruling class n&v or societies

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What are negatives of Bowles and Gintis’s study?

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dated: doesn’t represent school today, moved from industrial to Information Age

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What are negatives of Willis’s study?

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unrepresentative: white, working class, only brum

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