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HED4809 Assignment 4 2024 (707406) - 23 August 2024
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HED4809 Assignment 4 2024 (707406) - 23 August 2024 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
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HED4809Assignment 4 2024
(707406) - 23
August 2024
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, HED4809 Assignment 4 2024 (707406) - 23 August 2024
Con昀氀ict theorists believe the driving force in complex societies is the
unending struggle between different groups to hold power and status. Discuss
this statement by referring to the school as important instrument in this
struggle. Structure your essay as follows:
1. Introduction to the essay: A brief overview of Marxism and the role of the
school as instrument to maintain the power struggles in society. (10)
2. Body of the essay: Marxist theory and schooling From a Marxist point of
view, argue the establishment of the school as instrument by society to
reproduce attitudes and dispositions to maintain domination of the privileged
class by elaborating on the following:
• Con昀氀ict (Marxist) theory: Class consciousness, false consciousness and
hegemony (25)
• Marxism, neo-Marxism and education (25)
• Neo-Marxist interpretation of schooling in a capitalist society (25)
3. Conclusion to the essay: Conclude on the school as important instrument in
this unending struggle between different groups to hold power and status. (Do
not introduce new information and arguments.) (10)
ESSAY 1
1. Introduction
Conflict theorists, particularly those influenced by Marxist perspectives, view
society as perpetually marked by power struggles between different social
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