Example Answer for Question 1 Paper 1: AS Sociology, June 2017 (AQA)

Question 1. [2 marks]

The hidden curriculum is the way in which the rules and routines of school are designed to shape pupils’ attitudes and behaviour. For example, the enforcement of school rules is intended to socialise conformity. 

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