Education, Culture, and Class Power: Basil Bernstein and the Neo-Marxist Sociology of Education.

Apple, Michael W.

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ERIC Number: EJ447945

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Publication Date: 1992

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Education, Culture, and Class Power: Basil Bernstein and the Neo-Marxist Sociology of Education.

Apple, Michael W.

Educational Theory, v42 n2 p127-45 Spr 1992

The article examines Basil Bernstein's research on power relations in education, discussing class formation, class essentialism, and changing nature. It describes new ways of approaching relationships between culture and power, noting the neo-Marxist-oriented sociology of education, and stressing the importance of keeping class relations in the forefront in education. (SM)

Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Educational Sociology, Marxism, Politics of Education, Power Structure, Social Class, Social Influences, Social Psychology

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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