What is meant by the "hidden curriculum"?

What will be an ideal response?


The hidden curriculum refers to the informal and unofficial aspects of culture that children are taught in school, along with the formal curriculum of reading, writing, and arithmetic. The hidden curriculum includes discipline and order, conformity and cooperation, and other characteristics considered necessary for success in a modern bureaucratic society.

Sociology

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Sociologists look at both how society fits together, called Social __________, and how it seems to be coming apart, called Social __________

Fill in the blank with correct word

Sociology

The plants, animals, and microorganisms that supply people with the essentials of life make up Earth's __________

A) biospheres B) ecosystems C) greenhouses D) planned obsolescence

Sociology

Cultural lag refers to the fact that some cultural elements change more quickly than others

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

The gender-role orientation held by the smallest number of people is:

A. feminine. B. androgynous. C. undifferentiated. D. masculine.

Sociology