What are ISAs? (Althusser)

Ideological State Apparatuses

ISAs maintain rule by controlling our ideas, beliefs and values. Give examples of ISAs in society.

Education, Family, Religion, Media

What are RSAs? (Althusser)

Repressive State Apparatuses

RSAs maintain the bourgeoisie power by force or threats of force. Guve examples of RSAs in society.

Police, Courts, Armies

What 2 functions does Althusser say Education performs as one of society's ISAs?

Reproduces class inequality by transmitting it from ge duration to generation and therefore failing working class pupils. Legitimising class inequality by persuading workers that inequality is inevitable and they deserve their subordinate position.

What is the Correspondence Principle? (Bowles & Gintis)

How the school mirrors the workplace- they both have hierarchies like workers/bosses, headteachers/pupils

The Correspondence Principle operates through the hidden curriculum. What is the Hidden Curriculum?

Lessons learnt in school that aren't in the Natuonal Curriculum and prepare working class pupils for the role of exploited worker. (being on time, dresscode, obeying superiors, etc)

What is the myth of meritocracy? (Bowles & Gintis)

That meritocracy is only a way to justify the privileges the higher classes have, and that everyone can have them tol if they 'work hard'

How do Morrow & Torres criticise the Marxit approach?

They say it is 'class-first' approach- that ignores other inequalities in education like race and gender