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Social Psychology (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134641287

Author:Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers

Publisher:Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers

Chapter1: Introducing Social Psychology

Section: Chapter Questions

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How does the hidden curriculum serve to perpet uate social and economic inequalities?

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Introduction

The hidden curriculum reflects the manifest functions facilitated in school or educational institutions. It refers to the un-intended as they are unwritten, informal, and implied rules via which the norms, beliefs, and values are learned and internalized.

Explanation

The hidden curriculum promotes social and economic inequality in the following ways:

The dominant and mainstream values, culture, and ideologies are learned through a hidden curriculum that guides students' understanding and thinking. The framework of thinking among students is informed by the dominant and mainstream ideologies and perspectives.
The hidden curriculum, in a way, facilitates class reproduction by diffusing cultural capital. And these results emphasize social and economic inequality.
The hidden curriculum extends biased and informed treatment towards students based on their social class and social status, solidifying inequalities.
The socialization taking place via hidden curriculum leaves out the culturally diverse perspectives, values, norms, and ideologies by focusing on the mainstream and dominant culture.