Marxism Flashcards
social control
Althusser - education is an ideological state apparatus, proletariat fails to see their exploitation (false class consciousness) so do not rebel against hierarchy
-Hidden curriculum responsible
secondary socialisation
Education passes on key norms and values of capitalism to students, justifying class inequality
sifting and sorting (based on social class background)
Pupils are allocated roles based on their class, obedient pupils got highest grades whilst non-conformists got lower
specialist skills
Workers must be passive and docile, school functions to provide workers with these skills through the correspondence principle
capitalism
Economic system allowing private ownership
communism
Society based on equality: everything is shared
Bourgeoisie
The ruling class
Proletariat
The working class
Correspondence principle
School mirrors the workplace
What type of theory is marxism?
Conflict theory based on class divisions and exploitation
Structural theory
Social structures shape individual behaviour
Ideological state apparatus
A tool/weapon used by bourgeousie to brainwash the proletariat
False class consciousness
The proletariat are unaware of their exploitation
Who came up with the idea of sifting and sorting? And Secondary socialisation?
Bowles and Gintis
Who came up with the idea of social control?
Althusser
