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Education as an Ideological State Apparatus – Sociology of Education

Education as an Ideological State Apparatus In 1971, Louis Althusser wrote about the concept of ideological state apparatuses (ISAs), which includes education as an Ideological State Apparatus. Althusser argued that education is an important part of a repressive state apparatus in a capitalist society. Through education, the upper class is able to maintain its power […]

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