AQA GCSE Sociology · 8192
Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Education and CapitalismThe correspondence principle is the argument that social relationships in education closely resemble those in the capitalist workplace. Bowles and Gintis believed that experiencing these relationships at school prepares pupils to accept similar arrangements at work.
- Revise: Education key terms
Bowles and Gintis's Marxist idea that school organisation mirrors workplace relationships, so the hidden curriculum prepares pupils for employment under capitalism.