SED2601 Assignment 2 Answers - Yearly Module | Due Date 24 June 2026

,TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction……………………………………………………………………………4

Question 1
1.1 Definition of Sociology……………………………………………………………4
1.2 Description of Education…………………………………………………………..4
1.3 Explanation of Key Terms…………………………………………………… ..…5
(a) Assimilation……………………………………………………………………..5
(b) Society…………………………………………………………………………..5
(c) Ecology of a School……………………………………………………………..6
(d) Activation of Constructive and Creative Forces………………………………..6
1.4 Proponents of Conflict Theory…………………………………………………….6

Question 2
2.1 Conflict Theory and the Role of Families…………………………………………7
2.2 Role of the Family as a Social Institution…………………………………………7
2.3 Principles of Symbolic Interactionism Theory…………………………………….8
2.4 Critique of Functionalist Theory………………………………………………… .8

Question 3
3.1 Symbolic Interactionism and the Role of Families……………………………….9
3.2 Parsons’ AGIL Model…………………………………………………………….9
3.3 Conflict Theory and the Role of Schooling………………………………………10
3.4 Application of Conflict Theory in Society……………………………………….10

Question 4
4.1 School as a Social Institution……………………………………………………..11
4.2 Social Integration…………………………………………………………………11
4.3 Assimilation and the Social Function of School…………………………………12
4.4 Functionalism Theory in Schools……………………………………………… ..12

, Question 5
5.1 Economy as a Social Institution……………….…………………………………13
5.2 Ecology of a School………………………………………………………………13
5.3 Bronfenbrenner’s Chronosystem…………………………………………………14
5.4 Bronfenbrenner’s Exosystem…………………………………………………….14
5.5 Modernisation……………………………………………………………………15

References……………………………………………………………………………16