Repression stems from economic power structure, not from schooling

Evidence

Repression, indi­ vidual powerlessness, inequality of incomes, and inequality of opportunity did not originate historically in the educational system, nor do they derive from unequal and repressive schools today. The roots of repression and inequality lie in the structure and functioning of the capitalist economy. Indeed, we shall suggest in the next chapter that they characterize any modern economic system— including the socialist state— which denies peo­ ple participatory control of economic life. — Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis, Schooling in Capitalist America, 571

Categorization

• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source
• XREF: connects to: Technology itself is neutral; harmful outcomes stem from power relations, not technical necessity. — Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis, Schooling in Capitalist America:…, 262; Capitalism, not technology, limits what schools can reform. — Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis, Schooling in Capitalist America:…, 289; US schooling founders aimed at social control amid capitalist inequality, not equality — Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis, Schooling in Capitalist America:…, 363 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Structural social problems arise from non-politicized power, not overthrow of rulers #corroborates (0.75) — Niklas Luhmann, Trust and Power, 769