Exam (elaborations) Educational studies context (ESC3701)

UNIVERSITY
OF
SOUTH&AFRICA

Department&Educational&Foundation

STUDENT&NAME :&MULOVHEDZI&MAKHADZI
STUDENT&NUMBER :&21084262
MODULE&NAME :&EDUCATIONAL&STUDIES&IN&CONTEXT
MODULE&CODE :&ESC3701
UNIQUE&NUMBER :&627944

,Table&of&Contents
QUESTION&1 ................................................................................................................. 1
Provide&a&brief&explanation&of&how&the&function&‘activation&of&constructive&and&
creative&forces’&can&be&understood. ........................................................................... 1
QUESTION&2 ................................................................................................................. 3
2.&Talcott&Parsons&elaborates&on&how&society&functions&as&a&system,&and&thus
&creates&balance&and&equilibrium. .............................................................................. 3
QUESTION&3 ................................................................................................................. 3
3.&Conflict&Theorists&have&identified&certain&assumptions&as&being&evident&in&
the&foundation&of&conflict&theory. ................................................................................ 5
QUESTION&4 ................................................................................................................. 7
4.&Symbolic&interactionism&has&been&associated&with&family&studies&since&the&
1920s. ............................................................................................................................. 7
QUESTION&5 ................................................................................................................. 9
5.&Briefly&explain&the&role&of&religion&and&the&economy&as&social&institutions. .. 9
QUESTION&6 ............................................................................................................... 10
Briefly&elaborate&on&the&distinctive&features&of&the&school&ecology&as&argued&
by&Botha&(2002). ......................................................................................................... 10
QUESTION&7 ............................................................................................................... 13
7.&Improving&South&African&national&school&system&(if&I&were&Katlego): ........... 13
QUESTION&8 ............................................................................................................... 15
8.&Argue&this&point&in&detail&and&indicate&whether&this&programme&is&adequate
&in&producing&active,&patriotic&and&global&(cosmopolitan)&citizens. ...................... 15
QUESTION&9 ............................................................................................................... 18
9.&Social&Stratification&&&is&the&hierarchical&arrangement&of&individuals&or&group
s&in&a&society&based&on&various&criteria&that&lead&to&unequal&access&to&
resources&and&opportunities.&Two&characteristic&criteria&include: .......................... 18
QUESTION&10 ............................................................................................................. 20
10.&Gender&is&the&socially&learnt&expectations&and&behaviours&associated&with&
members&of&each&sex&(Anderson& &Taylor&2009). ................................................. 20
11.&REFERENCES ...................................................................................................... 26

, DECLARATION&OF&HONESTY&FOR&WRITTEN&ASSIGNMENTS&
I&(full&names)…….Makhadzi……Mulovhedzi………………………………………………
Student&number:&…21084262…………………&Module&code:&……ESC3701…………
&
Declare&that:
1.&I&understand&what&plagiarism&entails&and&am&aware&of&the&University’s&polic
y&in&this&regard.
2.&I&declare&that&this&assignment&is&my&own,&original&work.&Where&I&used&so
meone&
else’s&work,&whether&a&printed&source,&the&internet&or&any&other&source,&I&give
&the&proper&acknowledgement&and&include&a&complete&reference&list.
3.&I&did&not&use&another&current&or&previous&student’s&work,&submitting&it&as&
my&own.
4.&I&did&not&allow&and&will&not&allow&anyone&to&copy&my&work&with&the&intent
ion&of&submitting&it&as&his&or&her&own&work.
Signature………M.M…………………&Date:&…………18/05/2024……………