Sociology A-Level
Marxist Critiques of Schooling
What Marxist Critiques of Schooling means in Sociology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Marxist Critiques of Schooling
Examination of the education system as part of the Superstructure that reproduces class inequality. Focuses on the 'Correspondence Principle' (Bowles and Gintis) and the role of the 'Ideological State Apparatus' (Althusser) in legitimizing capitalist relations of production.
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- Education (AQA A-Level)
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