SOC101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Killing Us Softly, Desperate Housewives, Hidden Curriculum
24 Jul 2017
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Hidden curriculum girls learn that they are not as important as boys. Once children come to elememtary school gender becomes part of their life. Girls love social science courses or care taking type work. Teachers interact with boys more than girls in classroom. Praise girls for being congenial and neat while boys praised for intellectual quality. Women in the hard sciences come across as chilly climate. Women in university settings are taken less seriously. Male professors are never approached about a personal issues. Women in hard sciences are less likely to get promotion because they can have babies. Boys are often encouraged into hard sciences and maths. Often given opportunities in sports that girls are. Money invested in male sports vs female sports. Hidden curriculum are the things that u learn beyond actual things u learn. Girls play with girls and boys play with boys. Girls are taught to be appropriate with their legs.
