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Subject: Aspects of Society

Title : Perspectives on Education

I - Class and alienation

To 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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