Part of what we learn in elementary school is to obey authority,follow the rules,and learn the importance of being on time.Because these values are important to the functioning of the capitalist system,Gramsci would call this:

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Gramsci believed that dominant groups in society maintain their power through hegemony, which is the use of cultural and ideological means to persuade subordinate groups to accept the existing order as natural and normal. The values we learn in elementary school, such as obeying authority, following rules, and being on time, are a part of this hegemonic system that reinforces the capitalist system.

Part of What We Learn in Elementary School Is to Obey