EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

EDUCATIONAL SOCIOLOGY

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Educators must have a good understanding of the social forces because
A
Education is a social process
B
Educators are themselves social beings
C
Education is influenced by the social forces
D
Education is one of the activities carried on in the social setting amidst social forces
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Education is considered as a mechanism of social control. Durkheim believes that education carries the commands of the society and enforces these commands on both teachers and the students in order to offer adequate enterprise and knowledge into the minds of the students to fit into the demands of the society.

Detailed explanation-2: -Educational sociology focuses attention on the social factors that both cause and are caused by education. It includes the study of factors relating to education, such as gender, social class, race and ethnicity, and rural–urban residence.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to Brown, “Educational Sociology is the study of the interaction of the individual and his cultural environment including other individuals, social groups and patterns of behaviour."

Detailed explanation-4: -Social change. Transmission of culture. Social problems as issues for curriculum. Economic issues. Technology. Home/family. Technology. Diversity. More items •16-Oct-2016

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