Which of these is not part of Bowles and Gintis’s (1976) Marxist thesis on schooling under capitalism?
Correct answer D. Head teachers often encourage working-class children to be ambitious
Explanation
Bowles and Gintis argued that school mirrors the workplace and produces compliant workers, so schools encourage working-class pupils to accept modest roles rather than to be ambitious.
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