Assess the view that the education system serves to maintain the capitalist society Marxism is a conflict view that sees society as being based on class divisions and exploitation. Marxists argue that in society there are two classes – the bourgeoisie which is the ruling class and the proletariat which is the working class. The capitalist class owns the means of production and make their profit by exploiting the labour of the working class. This creates class conflict that could threaten the stability
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The role of education is to socialise young people into their future roles. Discuss to what extent this is true. The education system is one of the most influential institutions throughout society. Pupils from ages 5 to a minimum of age 16 are bombarded with a vast amount of knowledge‚ attitudes and skills which are acquired either through set lessons or the hidden curriculum which explains the processes involved in being ’schooled’ and the various interactions which take place whilst in school
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and transferable skills to increase ‘flexible specialisation’. It needs to emphasise ‘life-long learning’ to allow individuals to up-grade skills in response to the changing needs of the economy. E.g Usher (’97) & Thompson (’92) reject Bowles & Gintis’ ‘Correspondence Theory’‚ arguing that the diversity of the post-modern education system‚ responsive to the different needs of individuals and groups‚ actually empowers rather than oppresses. However this approach may be seen to overemphasise
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class. This conclusion was based on statistical evidence. The process of stabilizing an unequal society is much more difficult to achieve. Increasing opportunity is much more easier to attain‚ therefore opportunity has been practiced more. Bowles and Gintis article explains how schooling has supported the capitalist economic system. The authors came to this conclusion because education itself was created to help‚ and develop the capalist order in society. Education was used provided to train people
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knowledge of our societies past and the geographic knowledge of our society and other societies. It also teaches us the values of our society. For example‚ getting good grades and qualifications and that we should work hard for those qualifications. Bowles and Gintis (2002) said there is a
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Outline some of the functions that the education system may perform. (300 words/ 12 marks) There are a variety of many different sociological perspectives such as Marxist‚ Functionalists and the New Rights‚ which view the functions of the education system very differently. Functionalist view education as creating a consensus where as Marxists considers education as playing an ideological role. Functionalists believe that everything in society has a function in order for it to run smoothly
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Thomas Hobbes argued that without strictly enforced rules‚ the degree of competitiveness between people was such that they would constantly be locked in a relentless and chaotic struggle against one another. He also argued that the people are rational‚ therefore they would recognize the need for strong government in order to restrain their selfish desires and evade turmoil in society. This is further supported by Durkheim when he stated‚ some ways must be found to bind the unsatisfied desire. However
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Using material from item A and elsewhere‚ asses the view that the education system exists mainly to select and prepare young people for their future work roles One way to select and prepare young people for their future work roles is by selecting and allocating pupils of education a role in society‚ as is mentioned in item A: “it also selects and allocates them to their future work roles” which means social inequality is legitimised because of the hierarchy of society – someone has to be
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Education is the process by which knowledge is imparted‚ skills developed and abilities trained. It is used to prepare citizens for various roles demanded by social institutions‚ such as family‚ government and economy ( Schaeffer‚ 2001). A society’s survival depends on the ability of its members to maintain and pass on the culture to succeeding generations (Preston & Smith‚ ) Education is an ongoing process that takes place in all locations‚ such as while watching television‚ attending religious
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equal opportunity to succeed in education. In juxtaposition‚ Marxists argue that there is little equality of opportunity in education. They believe that the education system serves mainly to conform most pupils in their existing class position. Bowles and Gintis believe that equality of opportunity is a myth because the education system is to blame if people don’t succeed. Feminists argue that there is a gender inequality in education and they believe that one of the main roles of education has been
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