Author Question: According to Bowles and Gintis (1976), what characteristics of society match which characteristics ... (Read 108 times)

newyorker26 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

According to Bowles and Gintis (1976), what characteristics of society match which characteristics of schools?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Today, _____ of workers are women and _____ are minorities.

a. 10; 8
b. 26; 21
c. 47; 32
d. 56; 41

kjo;oj · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 2, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Capitalism matches an encouragement of competition in schools.Social inequality matches unequal funding of schools.Social class bias matches funneling children of the poor into job training programs that demand little thinking.The bureaucratic structure of corporations matches the model of authority provided in the classroom.The need for submissive workers matches making students submissive to teachers.The need for dependable workers matches enforced punctuality in attendance and homework.The need to maintain armed forces matches promoting patriotism in the classroom.

Answer to Question 2

c. 47; 32