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GS Week 6 - Education, work and consumption (Education reproducing…
GS Week 6 - Education, work and consumption
Education
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6 functions; Intellectual (cognitive or analytical skills), political (citizenship, norms), social (cultural incorporation, values) and economic (preparation for labor market).
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Fordism & post-fordism
Fordism
- Mass production for mass
consumption
• Standardized products
• Centralization of
production (factories)
• Longer-term planning
• Employment in
hierarchical organization
Post-fordism
- Flexible production for
specific target groups
• Differentiation,
modularization
• Decentralization of
production (also globally)
• Just-in-time production
• More part-time,
temporary, self-employed
(freelancers)
Capitalism and socialism
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Adam Smith: producers compete for the
favor of consumers by offering the highest
quality for the lowest price
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But, government still regulates through
taxation and (some) control over critical sectors
such as health or transport
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