The issue that will be discussed in this timed essay is educational inequalities and social class. This will be linked to Marxism and functionalism.
The definition of educational inequalities is
Social class can be defined as
Education is important as education benefits societies as well as individuals. People with more education earn more, pay more taxed, are more productive, and happier. Well educated people contribute more to society; they’re also more likely to volunteer and to vote. Although good school systems make a difference, the biggest influence on educational attainment is family background, so disadvantaged children do less well at school and miss out on the benefits of education (The Equality Trust, 2017)
Karl Marx is an influential man in modern history. Marx was born in year of 1818. His mission in life was to contribute, in one way or another, to the overthrow of capitalist society and of the state institutions which it had brought into being, to contribute to the liberation of the modern proletariat, which he was the first to make conscious of its positions and its needs, conscious of the conditions of its emancipation …show more content…
Neo-Marxism is based on ideas initially projected by Karl Marx. Marx believed that economic power led to political power and that this is the key to understanding societies. Neo-Marxists believe that the economic system creates a wealthy class of owners and a poor class of workers. They also believe that certain social institutions such as schools have been created to maintain the division between the powerful and the powerless (Trueman, 2017,
The definition of educational inequalities is
Social class can be defined as
Education is important as education benefits societies as well as individuals. People with more education earn more, pay more taxed, are more productive, and happier. Well educated people contribute more to society; they’re also more likely to volunteer and to vote. Although good school systems make a difference, the biggest influence on educational attainment is family background, so disadvantaged children do less well at school and miss out on the benefits of education (The Equality Trust, 2017)
Karl Marx is an influential man in modern history. Marx was born in year of 1818. His mission in life was to contribute, in one way or another, to the overthrow of capitalist society and of the state institutions which it had brought into being, to contribute to the liberation of the modern proletariat, which he was the first to make conscious of its positions and its needs, conscious of the conditions of its emancipation …show more content…
Neo-Marxism is based on ideas initially projected by Karl Marx. Marx believed that economic power led to political power and that this is the key to understanding societies. Neo-Marxists believe that the economic system creates a wealthy class of owners and a poor class of workers. They also believe that certain social institutions such as schools have been created to maintain the division between the powerful and the powerless (Trueman, 2017,