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Assess the sociological explanations of the ways the hidden curriculum affects pupils? The hidden curriculum refers to all the ‘lessons’ that are learnt in school without directly being taught.
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Assess the sociological explanations of the ways the hidden curriculum affects pupils? The hidden curriculum refers to all the 'lessons' that are learnt in school without directly being taught. For example through the daily workings of the school people become accustomed to accept the hierarchy and competition. The Marxist perspective on this is that it is used to promote and give pupils experience of the capitalist society and work. However there are other sociological views on whether it does this or something else. Marxists such as Bowles and Gintis argue that there is a close relationship between schooling and work in the capitalist society. They refer to this relationship as a parallel, which are examples of the correspondence principle. The relationships and structures found in education mirror or correspond to those of work. These two sociologists argue that the principle operates through the hidden curriculum. They believe that this prepares the...
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