CONFLICT VIEWS

Question 1

explain a feminist view of passing on patriarchal values

Answer 1

education passes on and reinforces gender stereotypes and teaches girls they are different from and in some cases subordinate to boys

Question 2

explain the marxist view of passing on dominant ideology

Answer 2

ideology is passed on through education to students - RC is dominant/superior to the WC

Question 3

explain the marxist view of reproducing social class inequality

Answer 3

WC students end up in WC jobs as RC maintain their hierarchy

Question 4

explain the marxist view of legitimising social class inequality

Answer 4

WC believe that they are failures because of the myth of meriticracy

Question 5

explain the feminist view of reinforcing gender stereotypes

Answer 5

reinforces girls dominance in more caring and nurturing fields while boys dominate STEM

Question 6

explain the marxist view on preparing students for the world of work

Answer 6

WC students prepared for more WC jobs through correspondence principle, while other schools prepare the elite for higher position through networking

Question 7

define correspondence principle

Answer 7

education mirrors the workplace in its organisation, rewards, sanctions, hierarchies, alienations, deadlines

Question 8

define reproduction of inequality

Answer 8

reproducing social class inequality so WC children end up in WC jobs

Question 8

define legitimisation of inequality

Answer 8

making inequality seem acceptable through convincing WC who are most disadvantaged that they haven’t ability to succeed

Question 9

define ideological state apparatus

Answer 9

one of two apparatus, uses education to control the way students think and act

Question 9

define fragmented (in relation to the curriculum)

Answer 9

refers to students not being given complete knowledge rather broken down pieces of information

Question 10

define alienated

Answer 10

refers to the isolation one feels when they are not part of/aware of the bigger picture

Question 11

define the male gaze

Answer 11

the way males view female students and teachers as sexual objects

Question 12

define march of progress

Answer 12

movement towards greater equality in society

Question 13

define GIST and WISE

Answer 13

girls in science and technology
women in science and engineering
initiatives to promote the possibility of careers in science for girls

Question 14

define liberal feminists

Answer 14

branch of feminism concerned with legal reform to tackle inequality in society

Question 15

define dominant ideology

Answer 15

norms, values, ideas of the dominant group in society, usually elites or middle class

Question 16

define hegemony

Answer 16

dominance by one group over others

Question 17

define patriarchal

Answer 17

male dominated for the purpose of male domination

Question 18

define hidden curriculum

Answer 18

skills, knowledge and desired attribues of groups that are not explicit aims of education, but rather implied through actions

Question 19

define myth of meritocracy

Answer 19

marxist idea that people will be rewarded based upon their ability is false and that in reality they will be treated differently according to social class

Question 20

give an example of the reproduction of inequality

Answer 20

underperformance of white working class students in the education system

Question 21

give an example of preparing students for work

Answer 21

modern apperenterships, vocational courses, employability skills

Question 22

give an example of passing on the dominant ideology of society

Answer 22

changing of british history curriculum to reflect 200 years of kings and queens. british values, changes to english lit

Question 23

give an example of addressing gender imbalance in educational acheivement

Answer 23

re-introducing linear exams, removal of modular exams, coursework

Question 24

give an example of education as ideological state apparatus

Answer 24

british values, PSHCE classes, new ofted CIF with cultural capital included

Question 25

give an example of gendered subject choice

Answer 25

% of female students studying traditionally female subjects less than 15% of ICT students female

Question 26

what sociologist studied the correspondance principle

Answer 26

bowles and gintis

Question 27

what sociologist studied the ideological state apparatus

Answer 27

althusser

Question 28

how does the education system reproduce inequality

Answer 28

setting and streaming. basing lessons around middle class knowledge, use of elaborated speech and language codes

Question 29

how does the education system legitimise inequality

Answer 29

myth of meritocracy makes students who fail believe its their own fault for not working hard/not being talented

Question 30

how does the education system pass on patriarchal views

Answer 30

through images in textbooks, subject choices, expecting girls to be passive

Question 31

how does the education system pass on dominant ideology of ruling class

Answer 31

through subject content, cultural capital and the desired habitus of education, dismissing WC culture as inferior

Question 32

how does the education system act as an ideological state apparatus

Answer 32

passing on ideas such as meritocracy, superiority of middle class culture

Question 33

how does the education system prepare students for work

Answer 33

streaming WC students into vocational courses, through mirroring the workplace with hierarchies, rules, sanctions and rewards.

Question 34

what policy reinforces preparing students for work

Answer 34

work experience, apprenterships

Question 35

what policy legitimises inequality

Answer 35

attempts to reintroduce grammar schools, increased choice of school - myth of parentocracy for WC

Question 36

what policy reproduces inequality

Answer 36

cutting educational funding privatisation of schools

Question 37

what policy gives preference to the male domain over females

Answer 37

changes back to linear exams, reforms to coursework

Question 38

what policy helps the gender pay gap

Answer 38

incentives for studying maths and sciences- male domain

Question 39

what is and evaluation for the marxist perspective "education reproduces inequality through myth of meritocracy"

Answer 39

however recently more WC students are attending university

Question 40

what is and evaluation for the marxist perspective "education system acts as an ideological state apparatus, controlling the way WC think whilst passing on ruling class ideology"

Answer 40

however althussers ideas are not based on any form of impirical evidence and therefore can not be trusted

Question 41

what is and evaluation for the feminist perspective "patriarchal nature of the education system serves to reinforce the subordinate position of women in society by steering them away from high value subjects, such as STEM and towards subjects in the feminine domain"

Answer 41

however in recent years girls have moved into sciences with assistance from policies such as GIST and WISE

Question 42

what is and evaluation for the feminist perspective"education system transmits ideas, norms and values that are designed to keep the WC and women in their place"

Answer 42

functionalists would disagree and say that the system is meritocratic and students who work hard and have ability will prosper