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Althusser 1971
Marxist
Apparatuses
Repressive state apparatuses: maintain the rule of the bourgeoisie by force or threat of force. When needed, use force to repress the w/c. Eg Police, courts, and army
Ideological state apparatuses: maintain rule of the bourgeoisie by controlling ppl’s beliefs, values and ideas. Eg religion, media and the education system
How the capitalist ruling class maintain their dominant position
Bowles and Gintis 1976
Schooling in capitalist America
Schooling helps to produce obedient workers that capitalism needs
Schools reward those with similar traits to that of a complaint submissive worker
Those that are independent and creative get lower grades
Cohen 1984
Correspondence principle and hidden curriculum
Youth training schemes serve capitalism by teaching young workers not genuine job skills but attitudes and values needed in a subordinate labour force.
Lowers their aspiration so that they accept low paid work
Bowles and Gintis
Myth of meritocracy
Main factor in determining if someone has a high income is family+class background, not educational ability
Describe the education system as a giant myth-making machine, and that it legitimises class inequalities
Willis 1977
Learning to labour
W/c pupils can resist attempts to indoctrinate them
Lads counter-culture
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