SOCIOL 2GG3 Chapter 2: Textbook Chapter 2
30 Jan 2019
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1970s: 1) louis althusser in 1970, 2) samuel bowles and herbert gintis in 1976, louis althusser, french marxist philosopher who wrote on various topics, theory of ideology. Ideology used to socialize children into subordinate statuses in a capitalist system: religion, the law, and media passed on this ideology of the ruling class, referred to the forces of these social structures as state ideological apparatus. The credential society, 1979: credential inflation: the decreased value of the expected advantage associated w/ educational qualifications over time, john meyer, sociologist of education who questions the legitimacy of credentialism. Institutional theory: global expansion of education hasn"t been the result of institutional or workforce requirements for this level of training. I is controlled by impulses and basic human needs/desires. Me develops through interaction w/ others & through social environment. Whiteness and the culture surrounding whites is prioritized in our culture and various social structures (including education systems) embrace those values: place racialized individuals at a disadvantage.
