marxism and education

Question 1

marxism perspective of education?

Answer 1

• education is part of a superstructure (ruling class)
• provides good workforce for the suture and encourages young people to accept their position in spicy in order to keep people the same
• education reduces social mobility giving the impression that many fail and this is their fault

Question 2

Althusser states?

Answer 2

the main aim of education is
- reproduction of technical skills
- reproduction of ruling class ideas and getting works to accept this
ruling class must win the hearts and minds of the masses this persuades them to accept ruling class ideas this is done through family, law, media and education

Question 2

3 main sociologists ?

Answer 2

1. Althusser
2. freire
3. Bowles and gintis

Question 3

Freire states ?

Answer 3

schools are repressive institutions which drive conformity and discourage critical thought
- students taught to accept existing inequalities, this is done by rewarding those who accept the school regime with qualifications reward systems and better jobs

Question 4

what’s the correspondence theory ?

Answer 4

the idea that what happens in schools directly corresponds to the world of work

Question 5

Bowles and gintis states ?

Answer 5

education serves to reproduce the capitalist relations of production

Question 5

Marxists suggest school is not down to individual but rather down to ?

Answer 5

conformity, those who conform are most likely to succeed schools therefore reproduce sets of workers.

Question 6

hidden meaning of school assemblies ?

Answer 6

respect for religious beliefs and dominant moral values

Question 7

critics of this perspective ?

Answer 7

• lack of detailed research in schools and based on little solid evidence
• behaviour issues can mean students overcome repressive discipline
• elements of formal curriculum is not designed to create a well skilled workforce
• deterministic assuming people don’t have control over their own education