SED 2601 Learning Unit 1 Questions and Correct Answers Rated A+

What is sociology of education? - Uses theoretical perspectives and rigorous research to provide important insights into the ways in which schools affect individuals and groups. What are the 3 basic concepts? - 1. Sociology 2. Education 3. Sociology of education Sociology - - studies social groups and individuals & - their interrelationships with social structures. What does sociology help us with? - - Helps us "think ourselves away" from familiarity. - Helps us engage with a broader view of our lives. - Helps us explain why we act like we do. What does sociology teach us? - - Teaches us to question what we think is "natural" - What we take for granted in society and in our everyday practices Sociological theories - - Look at why societies are structured in the way that they are, - How these societies change over time. What is Education? - - Act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge - developing the powers of reasoning and judgement - preparing individuals intellectually for mature life. Education is? - - A dynamic and ever changing process. What does Education serve as? - - A form of socialisation. Education .. - - Is the means through which knowledge and learning skills are acquired for serving society and maintaining order.