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1. The role of the school is to educate citizens to fit into society; 2. The role of the school is to educate citizens to change the society.
The specific purposes of the school are the following: a. Cognitive Purposes teaching the basic cognitive skills such as reading, writing, and speaking. b. Political Purposes inculcation of patriotism or loyalty to the existing political order. c. Social Purposes concerns with the socialization of citizens into their various roles in society. d. Economic Purposes involves training and preparation of citizens for the world of work.
THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES Sociologists see Education as one of the major institutions that constitutes society. While theories guide research and policy formulation in the sociology of education, they also provide logical explanations for why things happen the way they do in group situations, sociologists make use of theoretical perspectives. These theories also become the basis for analyzing curriculum, instruction and structure in the school organization.
The diverse sociological explanations enable educators to understand how the school, as a social institution of society, interact with the social environment as they perform their important role in their unique way either as agents of cultural and social transmission or as agents of social transformation.
Consensus a general or widespread agreement among all members of a particular society Conflict clash between ideas, principles and people
Consensus Theories See shared norms and values as fundamental to society Focus on social order based on tacit agreements View social change as occurring in a slow and orderly fashion
Conflict Theories
Emphasize the dominance of some social groups by others See social order as based on manipulation and control by dominant groups View social change as occurring rapidly and in disorderly fashion as subordinate groups overthrow dominant groups
Consensus vs Conflict
Consensus
-Examines value integration in society -emphasizes on social order, stability and social regulation
Conflict
-Examines conflicts of interest and coercion that holds society together - focuses on the struggle of social classes to maintain dominance and power in social systems
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The consensus and conflict sociological theories are reflected in the works of certain dominant theorists such as: Karl Marx Emile Durkheim Max Weber Talcott Parsons & Robert Merton Louise Althusser & Ralph Dahrendorf Herbert Mead & Herbert Blumer
Structural Functionalism
Structural Functionalism states that society is made up of various institutions that work together in cooperation to promote solidarity and stability
Four Functional Imperatives that are necessary for all systems (AGIL Scheme):
1. Adaptation: A system must cope with external situational exigencies. It must adapt to its environment and adapt environment to its needs. 2. Goal attainment: A system must define and achieve its primary goals 3. Integration: A system must regulate the interrelationship of its component parts. It must also manage the relationship among the other three functional imperatives 4. Latency: (pattern maintenance) A system must furnish , maintain, and renew both the motivation of individuals and the cultural patterns that create and sustain motivation
INTERACTIONIST THEORIES
Symbolic Interactionismis the way we learn to interpret and give meaning to the world though our interactions with others.
the focus of the interaction theory is the communication and the relationship that exists among and between groups in education peers, teachers-students, teacher-principal, and teacher parents
Assignment:
What is the influence of the conflict and consensus theory on your work (as a teacher, government employee, etc.)