SED2601 Assignment 02 2026

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1.
1

Def
ini
ngSoc
iol
ogy

Soc
iol
ogyi
sthes
yst
emat
ics
tudyofhumans
oci
ety
,foc
usi
ngons
oci
ali
nter
act
ions
,
r
elat
ions
hips
,andi
nst
it
uti
ons
.Its
eekst
ounder
standhows
oci
eti
esar
est
ruc
tur
ed,how
t
heyf
unc
tion,andhowt
heyc
hangeovert
ime(
Aker
s,1973)
.

1.
2

KeySoc
iol
ogi
calConc
ept
s

a)As
simi
l
ati
onAs
simi
l
ati
oni
sthepr
oces
sbywhi
chi
ndi
vi
dual
sorgr
oupsadoptt
he
c
ult
ure,val
ues
,andnor
msofadomi
nantgr
oup,of
tenl
eadi
ngt
othel
ossoft
hei
r
or
igi
nalc
ult
urali
dent
it
y(Bec
ker
,1963)
.

b)Soc
iet
ySoc
iet
yref
erst
oagr
oupofpeopl
eli
vi
ngi
nadef
inedt
err
it
orywhos
har
ea
c
ommonc
ult
ure,i
ncl
udi
ngbel
i
efs
,val
ues
,nor
ms,andbehavi
ors(
Eri
kson,1966)
.

c
)Ec
ologyofaSc
hool
Theec
ologyofas
choolenc
ompas
sest
hevar
iouss
oci
al,c
ult
ural
,
andphys
ical
element
swi
thi
nthes
choolenvi
ronmentt
hati
nfl
uenc
ethei
nter
act
ions
andbehavi
orsofs
tudent
s,t
eac
her
s,ands
taf
f(Dougl
as,1964)
.

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