sociology study

Sociology is

through education is a realistic goal

The focus of the hidden curriculum

transmit deep messages about the way things work, or should work, in the larger society.

Functionalist theory

• Based on the writings of Karl Marx and Max Weber,

• assumes society and its institutions are made up of interdependent parts,

• there is constant tension between competing  individuals and groups

• unequal distribution in status and wealth

With Functionalist Theory

• unequal distribution in status and wealth

• where one group controls the other

• all work together in predictable ways

• dichotomy between the haves and the have nots.

Interaction Theory

• Based on the writings of Karl Marx and Max Weber,

• individual interactions

• assumes that there is constant tension between

• recognizes the power of the environment to shape behavior and explain how humans construct personalities based on interactions with other individuals and their surroundings

sociology of education founder

Robert Cooley Angell

sociology of education as avehicle of understanding the processes that govern educational institutions.