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(Topic)

Sociology and Education and The Relationship

(Name)Sari Muthia Silalahi

(References)

Singh, Y. M. (1992). Sociological Foundations of Education, Sheth Publishers,

Boba!.

Mathur S.S. " Sociological "##roach to $ndian Education "ggar%al &. '. heor! and

Princi#les of Education Marer *. S. Educational Sociolog!

"r+unan,*..(2-1-). Philoso#hical and Sociological Foundations of Education.

Palaad Yuga Publications.

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deducation

(Abstract/ Summary)

"n! indi3idual can learn 3er! little b! hiself. 4thers #la! a 3er! i#ortant role and

contribute a lot to his learning #rocess. he #resence of other #ersons is i#ortant

because a #erson learns fro the no%ledge gained b! others. herefore the #rocess of

getting education is al%a!s a social #rocess.

he %ord Sociology is deri3ed fro the cobination of the 5atin socius

eaning 6co#anion7 and the 8ree logos eaning 6 the stud! of7. So the %ord literall!

eans the stud! of co#anionshi#, or social relations. $t is the science or stud! of the

origin, de3elo#ent, organi:ation, and functioning of huan societ!. $t is the science of

fundaental la%s of social beha3ior, relations, institutions, etc.

he %ord Education coes fro the 5atin e-ducere eaning ;to lead out.urhei %as the first #erson %ho indicated the need for a sociological

a##roach to education. ?e considered education ;to be essentiall! social in character and

in its functions and that as a result the theor! of education relates ore clearl! to

sociolog! than an! other science.< ?e e#hasi:ed that education is not a static

#henoenon but a d!naic and e3erchanging #rocess. Educational sociolog! is b!

definition a disci#line %hich studies education sociologicall!, %ith the #reise that it

recogni:es education as a social fact, a #rocess and an institution, ha3ing a social function

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and being deterined sociall!. Educational sociolog! could a##ear onl! %hen it acce#ted

the social nature of education.

he relation bet%een sociolog! and education has al%a!s been a sub+ect of

debate. Education and sociolog! are utuall! interrelated and interde#endent

disci#lines. he! are so closel! intert%ined and interconnected that their sub+ect

atter and ethod of stud! are often o3erla##ed to a great e@tend. he follo%ing are

the arguents to highlight the relationshi# bet%een education and sociolog!

1. Sociolog! is the science of societ! and education in an i#licit as#ect of an!

social s!ste.

2. Sociolog! studies the structure and functions of social s!stes, %hile

education is one of the i#ortant functions of an! social s!ste.

A. he #rie concern of sociolog! is sociali:ed indi3iduals %hile education is

the #rocess of sociali:ing indi3iduals.

. Education is the eans for achie3ing the goals of sociolog!.

C. Education is the laborator! and %orsho# of sociolog!.

D. Sociolog! de3elo#s ethods and techniues to be utili:ed b! educational

s!ste to attain its goals.

. Sociolog! contributes greatl! to the #lanning, e@ecution, onitoring and

e3aluation of educational #rocess.

G. Sociolog! atte#ts to ascertain the functions #erfored b! the educational

s!ste %hile education ado#ts the #rinci#les of sociolog! to i#ro3e its

functioning.

9. $n the odern societ!, sociolog! generates the data base %hich is consued

b! educational s!ste to reali:e the goal of social life.

1-. Sociolog! de3elo#s la%s and #rinci#les %hich are ado#ted b! the educational

s!ste for its i#ro3eent.

11. he e3er cherishing social 3alues are those attained through education.

12. Sociolog! #ro3ides the #rinci#les and education #ractices the.

1A. Sociolog! #ut forth the ideals and 3alues %hich education is to achie3e.

1. Education #reser3es the social and cultural heritage %hich is o%ned b!

sociolog!.

1C. Education brings about refors and changes in the field of sociolog!.

(Reiew ! "uestion)

"uestion #1. ho% the influences of sociolog! in education, e@#lain !our o#inionH