Marxism

Question 1

The main role of education

Answer 1

Is to produce an efficient, submissive workforce to maintain an unequal capitalist society

Question 2

Main Marxist thinkers

Answer 2

Althusser, Bowles and Gintis, Willis

Question 3

Althusser

Answer 3

The w/c are controlled by education which is an ISA. It passes on the r/c ideologies

Question 4

Bowles and Gintins - Correspondence principle

Answer 4

Education mirrors the world of work.

Question 5

Bowles and Gintis - Myth making machine

Answer 5

Education is designed to justify inequality by stating failure is due to a lack of hard work rather than inequality

Question 6

Bowles and Gintis - The Hidden Curriculum

Answer 6

Consist of things pupils learn informally to reproduce submissive work force

Question 7

Bowles and Gintis - Surplus of skilled labour

Answer 7

Children are taught more than they need to know. The w/c are scared to lose their jobs so are willing to work for low wages

Question 8

Bowles and Gintis Criticisms

Answer 8

• They can’t prove the hidden curriculum exists
• Why do apprenticeships exist if education prepares us for work
• Not all students are obedient/ passive - Willis W/c lads

Question 9

Willis - 12 w/c lads

Answer 9

Boys actively chose to fail to work their dream jobs as factory workers - joined anti school subcultures.

Question 10

Willis criticisms

Answer 10

• Small sample size/ lacks generalisability
• Only focuses on boys
• Lads could have lied