SED 2601 Learning Unit 1 Practice Questions And Verified Answers 2024.

What is sociology of education? - Answer Uses theoretical perspectives and rigorous research to provide important insights into the ways in which schools affect individuals and groups. What are the 3 basic concepts? - Answer 1. Sociology 2. Education 3. Sociology of education Sociology - Answer - studies social groups and individuals & - their interrelationships with social structures. What does sociology help us with? - Answer - Helps us "think ourselves away" from familiarity. - Helps us engage with a broader view of our lives. - Helps us explain why we act like we do. What does sociology teach us? - Answer - Teaches us to question what we think is "natural" - What we take for granted in society and in our everyday practices Sociological theories - Answer - Look at why societies are structured in the way that they are, - How these societies change over time. What is Education? - Answer - Act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge - developing the powers of reasoning and judgement - preparing individuals intellectually for mature life. Education is? - Answer - A dynamic and ever changing process.