Marxism In Education Flashcards
Who are the three main Marxists?
Althusser
Bowles and Gintis
Willis
What did Althusser believe in?
Ideological state apparatus
What does the ideological state apparatus mean?
Maintains the rule of the bourgeoise
Controls peoples ideas, values and beliefs
What does Althusser believe is the two main functions of the education system?
Reproduces class inequality by transmitting it from generation to generation
Education legitimises class inequality by producing ideologies
What is Bowles and Gintis study called?
Schooling in capitalist America
What do Bowles and Gintis believe in?
Capitalism want a subservient workforce
Fragmentation
Education mirrors the work place
Hierarchy
Correspondence principle
What is the myth of meritocracy
Meritocracy serves to justify the privileges of the higher classes
Helps to persuade the working class to accept inequality
Makes it less likely they will over throw capitalism
What was Willis study on?
Learning to labour
Who was Willis study on?
12 working class boys
They rejected all school values
What did the lads in Willis study form
Am anti school subcultures
They gained startups in their own groups
Evaluation of Marxist perspective
Critics argue Willis romanticises the lads despite their anti social behaviour
They ignore other types of inequality
Ignore the patriarchy
