Transcript Sociology taster lesson

Everything
happens for a
reason
Sociology A Level
At Bishop Ramsey
Head of Social Studies Faculty
Head of Sociology
Ms Murphy
What is Sociology and how can it
help us to understand Society?
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Know what Sociology is and how it is
studied (AO1)
Apply understanding to the concept of
the Hidden Curriculum (A02)
Evaluate the concept of the Hidden
Curriculum (A03)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPwY4TpQkLs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZb9-7i-ncco4
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Theories
Named Studies
Concepts
Evaluation
Methods
Bowles and Gintis
Postman and
Weingartner
Marxism
The Hidden
Curriculum
Evaluation
Observation
and Interviews
The Hidden Curriculum
All those things taught and learned in
education which do not form part of the overt
curriculum.
In particular it refers to attitudes, beliefs and
values that students learn along side the
knowledge and skills of the overt curriculum.
The messages derived from the Hidden
Curriculum have a powerful influence on
pupils’ behaviour and their progress or lack
of it in school.
Marxism
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Structural theory
Ideological State Apparatus
2 Classes W/C R/C
Conflict Theory
False Class Consciousness
HOW? Schools – The Hidden
Curricuculum
Named Studies
• Postman and Weingartner
– Teachers desk
– Layout of the room
– Teachers personal details
Named Studies
• Bowles and Gintis
– Docile and obedient
– Acceptance of hierarchies
– Motivated by external rewards
– Fragmentation of Knowledge
– Surplus labour
A Day in the life…
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There’s the bell, you’ve got registration to go
Two +2 is where
Four art thou Rome
O is the chemical symbol for oxygen in the
periodic
Table mountain is located in Cape
Townsend was Aston Villas best player last
Seasoning is important to all dish
Is that shading supposed to go
There is the bell, time to go home!
Effect….
We do not challenge so we
become productive workers for
capitalism and make money
for our boss but not as much
as we deserve for ourselves!!
Methodology
How do we know about the Hidden
Curriculum?
• Bowles and Gintis did Observation and
interviews in a New York High School
• Those who conformed got higher grades
and were recommended for university.
Evaluation
• Layout of room for practical reasons
• Personal details of students known to help
their learning
• Rules for H+S reasons
• Subject specialists – cannot know
everything about everything!
• Cannot see the HC so how do we know its
there?
Homework
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0DRch
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• Listen to the lyrics and watch the video –
Pulp Mis shapes
How might it support Marxism?
Tragedy
• Listen to the lyrics
• Pick out 2 lines and state what the hidden
message ( Hidden curriculum) might be.
• Is it reinforcing concepts such as ‘gender role’?
• Is it simply harmless entertainment?
• HMK : Analyse the song in more detail looking
for hidden meanings.
• Find out something about feminism and see if
you can explain the meanings using feminist
theory. 2 sides max!
How many sociologists does it take to
change a light bulb?
3
• 1 to describe the state of the light bulb
• 1 to explain how the light bulb came to be
that way (e.g., 'burned out')
• 1 to provide some insight into how the light
bulb might respond to different
interventions.