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easysociology , 1 month ago to sociology group

Relationships and Processes within Schools: Exploring Teacher-Pupil Dynamics, Pupil Identities, Subcultures, the Hidden Curriculum, and Teaching and Learning Organization

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easysociology OP , 1 month ago

@EVDHmn @sociology @academicchatter @academicsunite

I always viewed going to university as like going to see a film. You pay your money, watch the film (lecture), discuss the film after (seminar), then go home. You then have to go and learn yourself. The tutor ultimately can only introduce you, the rest is up to you. Thus, there shouldn’t really be any ‘integration’. At least this is on the assumption I’ve interpreted your comment correctly:)

easysociology OP , 1 month ago

@independentpen @EVDHmn @sociology @academicchatter @academicsunite

Yes, that’s pretty much the standard way in a UK university

easysociology OP , 1 month ago

@EVDHmn @sociology @academicchatter @academicsunite

I always avoided any seminar. Much more of a lone wolf so to speak. Anything to do with tests/exams I’m guaranteed to fail.

easysociology , 2 months ago to AcademicsUnite group

The Neoliberal View of Poverty: An Outline and Explanation

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easysociology OP , 2 months ago

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Mainly on the basis that its being, or has been, privatised (at least in the UK / US). Under neoliberalism, being poor is the fault of the poor and it is not up to the state to pay for their failure to get educated. That's the logic.

easysociology OP , 2 months ago

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Yes, there is no profit because it has already been mostly pilfered from the privatised system leaving governments to step in. In the UK, many universities for example are on the brink of bankruptcy. Money is taken out or squandered on anything except students and education itself. The state then have to step in to 'protect the free market' of education.

easysociology , 2 months ago to AcademicChatter group

Understanding the Black Economy in Sociology

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easysociology OP , 2 months ago

@thomkennon @sociology @academicchatter @academicsunite

Not sure where it says that but hey ho!

easysociology OP , 2 months ago

@thomkennon @sociology @academicchatter @academicsunite

Ok, I can see where you are coming from now. I can defintely respect you picking up on that. It was not my intent to come across as neoliberal. Like the word 'efficient', it has encoded ideological communication. I can assure you that it does not come from a neoliberal position. The problem is trying to replace the word 'enhanced' with something else - everything seems to 'feel' encoded

easysociology OP , 2 months ago

@thomkennon @sociology @academicchatter @academicsunite

I had a feeling you would go with the 'think outside of having police' angle :) But yeah, i generally agree with what you're saying. Please remember though that these are beginner articles. Your comment reminded me of another article - although it's health, I wonder if you might find this article interesting from @SociologyMag

https://sociologymag.com/everyday-sociology/everyday-health/nhs-privatisation-necropolitics-intentional-killing/

easysociology OP , 2 months ago

@thomkennon @sociology @academicchatter @academicsunite @SociologyMag

Absolutely - couldn't agree more. Capital does indeed determine state. As for late capitalism (or at least late neoliberalism), you can literally feel it in the air - the trampling of the poor, the spread of war, the return of victorian disease, the inverted reality created by media, the masses hating each other, and so on.

easysociology OP , 2 months ago

@thomkennon @sociology @academicchatter @academicsunite @SociologyMag

Maybe the happy delusion is all we can do to ride it out :)