The Role Of Education by Marxists
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- The Role Of Education by Marxists
- What Is Marxism and what do they believe
- Marxism is a conflict view that believes society is based on exploitation and class divisions.
- They believe there are two classes, the ruling class (bourgeoisie) and the subject class (proletariats).
- They think that the capitalist class own the factories and land and choose to make profit through exploitation of the proletariats.
- Social Institutions such as education help reproduce class inequality and play an ideological role, persuading working class people that inequality is justified and acceptable.
- Marxists believe that educations main function is to reproduce the inequalities in the capitalist economic society.
- Marxist sociologists and their theroies.
- Bourdieu
- He agrees with other Marxists beliefs about education and that it creates a culture of failure. Meaning without question working class stay with dull work.
- Louis Althusser
- He believes that education is the same as other state apparatus which reproduce class based inequalities.
- The point of this is that the working class sons and daughters stay in the working class.
- He believes that education is the same as other state apparatus which reproduce class based inequalities.
- Bowles and Gintis
- Argue there is a close relation between social relationships in the workplace and education.
- This operates through HIDDEN CURRICULUM- this helps create a subservient workforce and creates and acceptance of hierarchy.
- Argue there is a close relation between social relationships in the workplace and education.
- Willis
- Willis disagrees with the thought of docile workers by Bowles and Gintis.
- He says lads create subcultures which disagree with meritocracy and challenges the schools dominant values
- However he agrees with Bowles and Gintis that they end up in dead end jobs
- Bourdieu
- What Is Marxism and what do they believe
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