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SED2601 Assignment 2 Semester 1 2026 (Answer Guide) – Sociology
of Education
VERIFIED AND CERTIFIED ANSWERS. WRITTEN IN REQUIRED FORMAT AND WITHIN
GIVEN GUIDELINES. IT IS GOOD TO USE AS A GUIDE AND FOR REFERENCE, NEVER
PLAGARIZE. Thank you and success in your academics.
UNISA, 2026
Contents
QUESTION 1 ...................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Definition of Sociology (2 marks) ......................................................................................3
1.2 Description of Education (2 marks) ...................................................................................3
1.3 Explanation of Key Terms (6 marks) .................................................................................3
1.4 Proponents of Conflict Theory (4 marks) ..........................................................................5
QUESTION 2 ...................................................................................................................................5
2.1 Conflict Theory and the Role of Families (6 marks) .....................................................5
2.2 Role of the Family as a Social Institution (4 marks) ....................................................6
2.3 Principles of Symbolic Interactionism Theory (5 marks) ............................................6
2.4 Critique of Functionalist Theory (5 marks) ...................................................................7
QUESTION 3 ...................................................................................................................................8
3.1 Symbolic Interactionism and the Role of Families (6 marks) .....................................8
3.2 The AGIL Model by Parsons (4 marks) ..........................................................................9
3.3 Conflict Theory and the Role of Schooling (4 marks) ..................................................9
3.4 Application of Conflict Theory in Society (6 marks) .................................................. 10
QUESTION 4 ................................................................................................................................. 10
4.1 Role of the School as a Social Institution (6 marks) .................................................. 10
4.2 Concept of Social Integration (5 marks) ...................................................................... 11
4.3 Assimilation in Relation to the Social Function of a School (4 marks) ................... 12
4.4 Functionalism Theory with Reference to Schools (5 marks) .................................... 12
QUESTION 5 ................................................................................................................................. 13
5.1 Role of the Economy as a Social Institution (5 marks).............................................. 13
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5.2 Ecology of a School (5 marks) ...................................................................................... 14
5.3 Bronfenbrenner’s Chronosystem (4 marks) ............................................................... 14
5.4 Bronfenbrenner’s Exosystem (4 marks)...................................................................... 15
5.5 Definition of Modernisation (2 marks) ......................................................................... 15
References ................................................................................................................................ 15
SED2601 Assignment 2 Semester 1 2026 (Answer Guide) – Sociology
of Education
VERIFIED AND CERTIFIED ANSWERS. WRITTEN IN REQUIRED FORMAT AND WITHIN
GIVEN GUIDELINES. IT IS GOOD TO USE AS A GUIDE AND FOR REFERENCE, NEVER
PLAGARIZE. Thank you and success in your academics.
UNISA, 2026
Contents
QUESTION 1 ...................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Definition of Sociology (2 marks) ......................................................................................3
1.2 Description of Education (2 marks) ...................................................................................3
1.3 Explanation of Key Terms (6 marks) .................................................................................3
1.4 Proponents of Conflict Theory (4 marks) ..........................................................................5
QUESTION 2 ...................................................................................................................................5
2.1 Conflict Theory and the Role of Families (6 marks) .....................................................5
2.2 Role of the Family as a Social Institution (4 marks) ....................................................6
2.3 Principles of Symbolic Interactionism Theory (5 marks) ............................................6
2.4 Critique of Functionalist Theory (5 marks) ...................................................................7
QUESTION 3 ...................................................................................................................................8
3.1 Symbolic Interactionism and the Role of Families (6 marks) .....................................8
3.2 The AGIL Model by Parsons (4 marks) ..........................................................................9
3.3 Conflict Theory and the Role of Schooling (4 marks) ..................................................9
3.4 Application of Conflict Theory in Society (6 marks) .................................................. 10
QUESTION 4 ................................................................................................................................. 10
4.1 Role of the School as a Social Institution (6 marks) .................................................. 10
4.2 Concept of Social Integration (5 marks) ...................................................................... 11
4.3 Assimilation in Relation to the Social Function of a School (4 marks) ................... 12
4.4 Functionalism Theory with Reference to Schools (5 marks) .................................... 12
QUESTION 5 ................................................................................................................................. 13
5.1 Role of the Economy as a Social Institution (5 marks).............................................. 13
, 2
5.2 Ecology of a School (5 marks) ...................................................................................... 14
5.3 Bronfenbrenner’s Chronosystem (4 marks) ............................................................... 14
5.4 Bronfenbrenner’s Exosystem (4 marks)...................................................................... 15
5.5 Definition of Modernisation (2 marks) ......................................................................... 15
References ................................................................................................................................ 15
