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Louis Althusser
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What did Louis Althusser argue about the education system?
It is part of the
ideological state apparatus
.
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How does Althusser describe the role of the bourgeoisie in maintaining power?
By using both
repressive
and
ideological
state apparatuses
.
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What is the difference between repressive state apparatus and ideological state apparatus according to Althusser?
Repressive state apparatus
uses
coercive power
, while ideological state apparatus
spreads
ideology.
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What does Althusser believe schools prepare working-class pupils for?
To accept a life of exploitation.
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How does Durkheim's view of education differ from Althusser's?
Durkheim sees education as teaching societal norms, while Althusser sees it as serving
ruling class
interests.
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What is the ideological role of education according to Althusser?
Teaches norms and values that serve
ruling class
interests
Maintains a
capitalist
consensus
Prevents necessary
social change
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What is meant by the 'hidden curriculum' in education?
It refers to aspects of school life that teach values and norms outside the formal curriculum.
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How did Michael Gove's argument about British history reflect Althusser's views?
It emphasized a heroic narrative that supports
bourgeois
ideology
.
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What aspects of British history did Gove's argument exclude?
Negative aspects like
colonialism
and the
slave trade
.
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What does Althusser suggest about the UK education system's focus on history?
It promotes a conservative
ideology
that discourages
radical
social change.
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What values does education teach outside the formal curriculum according to Althusser?
Hierarchy
, respect for
authority
, and obeying rules.
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How do functionalists and Marxists differ in their views on the values taught by education?
Functionalists see them as essential for society, while Marxists see them as maintaining
class power
.
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How do sociological perspectives differ in observing education?
Functionalists
view education as a means to maintain social order.
Marxists
see it as a tool for perpetuating class inequality.
Both analyze the same phenomena but from different
viewpoints
.
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