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ASSIGNMENT NO: 02
SEMESTER 2
YEAR: 2025
PREVIEW:
The sociology of education is the study of educational systems, practices, and structures from
a sociological perspective. It explores how social forces, such as politics, economics, and
culture, influence education at both micro and macro levels. At the micro level, it investigates
how factors like teaching methods affect student outcomes, while at the macro level, it
examines the role of education in shaping societal organization. Sociologists of education aim
to understand the relationship between education and broader social processes, offering
insights into how education contributes to socialization, social stratification, and the
reproduction of cultural values (Saha, 2008: 300)
, Table of Contents
Introduction
The Role of Education in Social Stratification
• 2.1. Social Stratification and Education
• 2.2. The Impact of Education on Social Mobility
Social Placement and Its Impact
3.1. Defining Social Placement
3.2. The Role of Education in Social Placement
3.3. Social Placement and Inequality (Barkan, 2012)
3.4. The Role of Government in Maintaining Social Stability (Bryant, 2012)
Government Structures and Their Impact
4.1. Types of Government and Their Influence
4.2. Socialization and Its Role in Education
4.3. The Norm of Universalism in Schools (Brint, 2006)
4.4. Functionalist Views on Education and Social Order (Feinberg & Soltis, 2004)
Religion and Socialization
5.1. The Role of Religion in Shaping Moral Identity (Boundless, 2015)
5.2. School Climate and Its Effects on Student Performance
5.3. Bronfenbrenner’s Microsystem and Child Development (Bronfenbrenner, 1994)
5.4. The Mesosystem and Its Influence on Development
5.5. The Hidden Curriculum in Schools (Horn, 2003)
Socialism and Economic Systems
6.1. Understanding Socialism and Its Goals
Conclusion
References
ASSIGNMENT NO: 02
SEMESTER 2
YEAR: 2025
PREVIEW:
The sociology of education is the study of educational systems, practices, and structures from
a sociological perspective. It explores how social forces, such as politics, economics, and
culture, influence education at both micro and macro levels. At the micro level, it investigates
how factors like teaching methods affect student outcomes, while at the macro level, it
examines the role of education in shaping societal organization. Sociologists of education aim
to understand the relationship between education and broader social processes, offering
insights into how education contributes to socialization, social stratification, and the
reproduction of cultural values (Saha, 2008: 300)
, Table of Contents
Introduction
The Role of Education in Social Stratification
• 2.1. Social Stratification and Education
• 2.2. The Impact of Education on Social Mobility
Social Placement and Its Impact
3.1. Defining Social Placement
3.2. The Role of Education in Social Placement
3.3. Social Placement and Inequality (Barkan, 2012)
3.4. The Role of Government in Maintaining Social Stability (Bryant, 2012)
Government Structures and Their Impact
4.1. Types of Government and Their Influence
4.2. Socialization and Its Role in Education
4.3. The Norm of Universalism in Schools (Brint, 2006)
4.4. Functionalist Views on Education and Social Order (Feinberg & Soltis, 2004)
Religion and Socialization
5.1. The Role of Religion in Shaping Moral Identity (Boundless, 2015)
5.2. School Climate and Its Effects on Student Performance
5.3. Bronfenbrenner’s Microsystem and Child Development (Bronfenbrenner, 1994)
5.4. The Mesosystem and Its Influence on Development
5.5. The Hidden Curriculum in Schools (Horn, 2003)
Socialism and Economic Systems
6.1. Understanding Socialism and Its Goals
Conclusion
References
