Marxism and Education

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Created on: 14-06-19 12:49

Louis Althusser: The Ideological State Apparatus

Education has replaced religion as the biggest ideological state apparatus and allows the ruling class to control the thoughts of the working class and accept inequality. This is done through convincing students they are not bright enough.

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Criticism of Althusser

No evidence of the ideological state apparatus, Althusser's ideas based upon theory

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Pierre Bourdieu: Culture Capital

The education system disadvantages the working class because their culture and habitus is not respected by the education system. The education system as it is made up predominantly of middle class who have more culture capital

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Criticism of Bourdieu

Cultural capital is taught in schools through formal and informal curriculum - new Ofsted Common Inspection Framework

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Bowles and Gintis: Hidden Curriculum and correspondence principle

Education is designed to mirror work through the hidden curriculum. Schools make students wear uniforms, reward hard work, given deadlines & timetables & hierarchy of school introduces children to authority. Meritocracy is a myth.

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Paul Willis: Learning to Labour

Contradicts idea students are passive recipients of ideology & conducting research with a group of WC lads suggested that not all students conform to education & some resist attempts by education system to make them conform to MC values

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Criticism of Willis

Assumptions that all students are passive recipients of many information - many reject middle class ideology

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Criticism of Althusser

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No evidence of the ideological state apparatus, Althusser's ideas based upon theory

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Pierre Bourdieu: Culture Capital

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Criticism of Bourdieu

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Bowles and Gintis: Hidden Curriculum and correspondence principle

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