In a complementary study of the 1859 chilean civil war, i show that the central government responded by expanding primary schooling in rebel provinces not as a concession but to teach obedience and respect for authority It suggests that social structures, including education, are designed to benefit the powerful while keeping the less powerful in a subordinate position. The theory helps explain why nondemocracies often expanded mass education.
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The education system, designed to produce productive members of society, often emphasizes obedience over inquiry
As a result, philosophical curiosity is discouraged in favor of practical.
We devise an empirical strategy that can identify the effects of education on political values by using information about the political regime under which individuals live, and regimes under which they got educated Our results suggest that state indoctrination is at work. Conflict theory, rooted in the works of karl marx, sees society as a battleground of competing interests, primarily divided along class lines
