HED4809
ASSIGNMENT 4 2024
UNIQUE NO.707406
DUE DATE: 23 AUGUST 2024
, lOMoARcPSD|21997160
Assessment 4
Completion requirements
Opened: Monday, 15 January 2024, 8:00 AM
Due: Friday, 23 August 2024, 11:00 PM
707406
Write an essay of no more than ten (10) typed pages (cover page, table of content and
reference list excluded) on the following topic:
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)
4. Reference List: List ONLY the cited sources in text alphabetically, according to the
Harvard Method of Reference. Do not add additional sources if they are not cited. (5)
TOTAL: [100 marks]
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NB! Apart from consulting the prescribed textbook, ‘School and Society’ of Feinberg and Soltis
(2009) to complete the assignment, you should also cite relevant sources provided under the
e-reserves. In addition, you can search and reference your own sources using Google Scholar
to argue the various points. Remember that the sources listed in the "List of References"
should be in alphabetical order.
ASSIGNMENT 4 2024
UNIQUE NO.707406
DUE DATE: 23 AUGUST 2024
, lOMoARcPSD|21997160
Assessment 4
Completion requirements
Opened: Monday, 15 January 2024, 8:00 AM
Due: Friday, 23 August 2024, 11:00 PM
707406
Write an essay of no more than ten (10) typed pages (cover page, table of content and
reference list excluded) on the following topic:
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)
4. Reference List: List ONLY the cited sources in text alphabetically, according to the
Harvard Method of Reference. Do not add additional sources if they are not cited. (5)
TOTAL: [100 marks]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NB! Apart from consulting the prescribed textbook, ‘School and Society’ of Feinberg and Soltis
(2009) to complete the assignment, you should also cite relevant sources provided under the
e-reserves. In addition, you can search and reference your own sources using Google Scholar
to argue the various points. Remember that the sources listed in the "List of References"
should be in alphabetical order.
