OCR Sociology: Education. Questions and answers

OCR Sociology: Education. Questions and answers Conformity -To accept what you are told and behave and think in the way that is expected of you. Formal curriculum -Subjects that are studied and examined in schools and colleges e.g. Sociology, History, Maths etc. Hidden curriculum -What schools teach students through day-to-day school life, but is not part of the formal timetable. This teaches students society's values and their future role in society. Informal education -Non - directed learning that occurs outside the classroom and does not have a curriculum to follow. Segregation -The separation of students, often by gender, to give them different experiences and opportunities in school. This could be through single-sex schooling. Gender roles -Genders tend to choose different subjects according to their gender e.g. males are more likely choose PE and females are more likely to choose textiles. These also lea