Chapter 3: Social Science Theories and Their Implications to Education
disruption of stability in society
Failure of one social institution to do its part means?
compromise
It welcomes conflict for that is the way to the establishment of a new society and the resolution leads to a?
True
T/F: According to the conflict theory, education is not truly a social benefit or opportunity as seen by the functionalist
Symbolic Interactionism
The symbolic interactionist theory is also known as?
Functionalism
They see active social change as undesirable
Functionalist
They see education as a beneficial contribution to an ordered society
Cybercrime Act of 2012
This address legal issues concerning online interactions and the internet in Philippines
Symbolic interactionism
This directs sociologist to consider the symbols and details of everyday life, what these symbols mean and how they interact with each other.
Functinalist theory of education
This focuses on how education serves the need of society through the development of skills encouraging social cohesion
Education
This is concerned with transmission of core values for social control
Hidden curriculum
This socializes young people into obedience and conformity for them to be developed as docile workers
Functionalist, conflict and symbolic interactionist perspective
What are the 3 primary theoritical perspectives?
1. An individual action depends on meaning 2. different people may give different meanings to the same thing 3. Meanings change as individuals interact with one another.
What are the 3 tenets of symbolic interactionist theory?
intellectual, political, economic and social purposes
What are the purposes of schooling according to Functionalist?
neglects the macro level of social interpretation - the big picture
What is the weakness of symbolic interaction theory?
George H. Mead
Who introduced symbolic interactionism to american sociology in 1920s?
Herbert Spencer
Who is the proponent of structural-functional theory?
Structural - Functional theory
A system of interconnected parts each with a unique function where the parts have to work together for stability and balance of the society.
Conflict theory
According to this theory, there are alwyas two opposing sides in a conflict situation
conflict theory
According to this, education is a powerful means of maintaining power structures and creating a docile work force for capitalism