Marxist perspective on education
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- Marxist perspective on Education
- overview
- promotes the acceptance of the capitalist structure and the norms and values of the ruling class
- students are taught to obey authority and to not upset the balance of inequality e.g. theft is wrong even if someone has a lot more than them.
- the system replicates generations of people to support itself - some adapt a false class consciousness
- the bourgeoisie (ruling class) exploit the proletariat (subject class)
- Althusser
- Education is apart of the ideological state apparatus - institutions, e.g. schools, which transmit ruling class ideologies
- students learn that the system is correct and that there is a specific place in it for them to take
- reproduces class inequality by transmitting from one generation to the next and legitimises inequality and protects capitalism from this.
- criticism: provides only a general framework with little evidence to support his views
- Bowles and Gintis
- sees the primary role of education is to produce an obedient workforce that accepts inequality and low pay
- hidden curriculum reinforces this, correspondence theory in both school and work place
- produces hardworking, obedient and motivated workforce required by capitalism. these traits are rewarded in school.
- hidden curriculum reinforces this, correspondence theory in both school and work place
- meritocracy is seen as myth that's promoted through schooling
- Criticism: sees education as determined by the economy, too deterministic
- sees the primary role of education is to produce an obedient workforce that accepts inequality and low pay
- Paul Willis
- the lads misbehaved and rejected authority, do as little work as possible yet got involved with the male adult world outside of school, generation reinforced work
- belief that any grades they get won't go towards anything nor will they affect their job choices therefore investing time is pointless
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