The Hidden Curriculum (OCR A-Level Sociology): Flashcards

Unwritten, informal lessons/values students learn in school

Punctuality, conformity, competition, obedience

Hierarchical structures and authority figures

Non-financial social assets: language, habits, cultural knowledge

1968, 'Life in Classrooms'

Delayed gratification, competition, implicit rules of behaviour

1977, cultural capital

Perpetuate social inequalities by valuing dominant class culture

1976, 'Schooling in Capitalist America'

Hidden curriculum reproduces capitalist labour force

Obedience and hard work

1977, 'Learning to Labour'

Working-class 'lads'

Prepared lads for manual labour; reinforced class divisions

Perpetuates existing class structures and inequality