SOC-1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hidden Curriculum, Reference Group, Cultural Capital
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Family middle class: concerted cultivation- kids need to be nourished well rounded way, appropriately question authority; working class: accomplishment of natural growth- kids have more free space. Middle class parents" parenting value tend to reflect the value at middle class working spaces; same with working class parents" value. Hidden curriculum- students with different genders, social classes, and races are exposed to different messages and curricular materials from their teachers. In total institutions, human beings should adapt to the fact that their private spheres are limited. A reference group is a group to which an individual or another group is compared. Sociologists call any group that individuals use as a standard for compared. Sociologists call any group that individuals use as a standard for evaluating themselves and their own behavior a reference group. Status - a recognizable position people hold in a society. Ascribed status- status that are assigned at birth, generally based on what we look like.
