EDUCATION UGC NET
EDUCATIONAL SOCIOLOGY
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Question
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It teaches religion to people
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It performs an important social function
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It imparts moral and-spiritual education to people
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It performs functions which satisfy important specific needs of people
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Detailed explanation-1: -Religion is a social institution involving beliefs and practices based on a conception of the sacred. • According to Emile Durkheim, religion involves “things that surpass the limits of our knowledge”.
Detailed explanation-2: -It enhances pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development’. This further makes them capable of applying the teachings of religious traditions and leaders to real-life situations and the study of human rights.
Detailed explanation-3: -Religion serves several functions for society. These include (a) giving meaning and purpose to life, (b) reinforcing social unity and stability, (c) serving as an agent of social control of behavior, (d) promoting physical and psychological well-being, and (e) motivating people to work for positive social change.
Detailed explanation-4: -Religious and moral education is a process where children and young people engage in a search for. meaning, value and purpose in life. This involves both the exploration of beliefs and values and the. study of how such beliefs and values are expressed.