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Aspects of Society
Subject: Aspects of Society
Title : Perspectives on Education
I - Class and alienationTo understand the different perspectives on education, it is necessary to understand the concept of class. From this point of view the conflict structuralism of Marx is the starting point. This states that individuals are born into different classes where their consciousness and opportunities are determined by their economic situation. A member of the working class leads one kind of life; a member of the bourgeoisie leads another.
To say that there exist classes in society is to say that society is stratified. Here the essential claim of Marxism is that the educational system serves to perpetuate stratification.
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Subject: Aspects of Society
Title : Education and Etnicity
I - Race and ethnicityThe background concept here is that of the divisions introduced into society by the existence of distinctions between groups of people along the lines of race and ethnicity. Does membership of a non-white racial or ethnic group mean that, on average, your educational opportunities in Britain, or elsewhere, are lower? The answer to that appears to be “yes”!
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