Functionalist, Marxist and New Right Perspectives on Education
A brief video I put together to help revise the Functionalist, Marxist and New Right Perspectives on Education – basically […]
education, Functionalism, Marxism, New Right
Marxism
Families and Households, Feminism, Marxism
Marxist Feminist Perspectives on Family Life
women do housework and childcare for free and this benefits capitalism.
Marxism, Social Theories
Is Marxism Relevant Today?
Is Marxism still relevant today? While some argue it’s outdated, Marxist ideas remain highly influential in analysing power, inequality, and
The Marxist Perspective on Society – Key Ideas and Sociological Insights
Bourgeoisie, Proletariat, ideological control, false consciousness, revolution and communism.
Global Development, Marxism
Dependency Theory
Dependency Theorists argue that rich countries accumulated their wealth through exploiting poorer countries. Initially this was through colonialism and slavery, later on through neo-colonialism. To develop, poorer countries need to break free from these exploitative relations.
education, Marxism
The Marxist Perspective on Education
According to Traditional Marxists, school teaches children to passively obey authority and it reproduces and legitimates class inequality.
education, Marxism, Social class, wealth and income inequalities
The reproduction of class inequality in education
This video explores the role of social and cultural in the process of the reproduction of class inequality. This video
Families and Households, Marxism
The Marxist Perspective on The Family
Engels believed the nuclear family emerged with capitalism and private property, contemporary Marxists argue the family performs ideological functions.