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Economic determinism (Marxist approaches) Cultural and linguistic capital Resistance. Theories of How Social Reproduction Happens (to the extent that it does). Economic Determinism.
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Economic determinism (Marxist approaches) Cultural and linguistic capital Resistance Theories of How Social Reproduction Happens(to the extent that it does)
Economic Determinism • the economy requires people to take on different work roles (and thus sets of skills, knowledge, and dispositions) • Bowles and Gintis (1976) say that schools are training young people for their future economic and occupational position according to their current social class position • Wilcox, page 301
In order for this theory to work, we need to see…. • the separation of students by social class background for instruction • an evaluation by school personnel of students’ social class background • different occupations which require different kinds of orientations and skills • Do we see these characteristics in Smith and Huntington schools?
1) self-presentation skills2) external vs. internal modes of discipline3) future orientation and sense of self-efficacy
The Hidden Curriculum • Schools are teaching more than the explicit curriculum (social studies, math, English, etc) and academic knowledge • In Rogoff’s terms, they are also a kind of sociocultural activity in which students learn particular kinds of behavior, attitudes, and roles • The “hidden curriculum” teaches students various kinds of attitudes, roles, and behaviors that correspond to various class positions, according to their social class background
Thinking through economic determinism • What do you like about this theory? What about this theory helps explains what is going on in our society? • What don’t you like about this theory? What does this theory leave out as an explanation for what is happening in our society?