Exercises (UNIT 2)

Name: Bonostro, Ronnel M. Course & Year: 1st year BSED-Math Date:_________

Essay: Read the questions carefully and write your answers in the space provided in a scholarly
manner.

1. Explain the implication of the structural-functionalist theory, consensus and conflict theory,
and symbolic interactionism in the education.
Structural-functionalist, or functionalism, defines that society is made up of various
institutions that work together in cooperation to promote stability. According to Hallinan (2001),
in education, as the result, its perspective on schools were functioning as it performs students to
socialize to societal values provided by similarities like culture and language, encouraging
competition towards each other, and preparing learners students for the labor market (Parson,
1956). In conclusion, the concept of functionalism in education is achieving opportunity, skills,
and attitudes by socializing.
Consensus and conflict theory, on the other hand, are viewed as common norms and
values as fundamental to society and social order, and explores conflicts of interest and
stressing it to keep the society together (Ritzer, 2000). In education’s perspective, According to
Dejolde (2013), conflict theory develops the students’ ability to achieve concepts if the educator
sees as dominant over the learners. While Consensus theory differentiated people for
opportunities in different types of people giving opportunity to flow freely and moderately for
optimization and actualization of learners.
While symbolic interactionism is also a school of thought which views the self as socially
constructed in relation to social forces and structures and the product of negotiations and
meaning. As the result, interaction between individuals that is meditated by symbols like
language. In education, according to University of Minnesota, the perspective of symbolic
interactionist were focuses on social interaction inside the classroom like in school-related
venues or activities that may affect teachers view towards student’s academic performance.

2. What makes the family as the basic unit of the society?

Different dictionaries have their own interpretation and definition of family. As what
Merriam-Webster defines, a family is consisting of two parents rearing their children as
equivalent to any other traditional families. Being part of a family according to some is lucky
enough to have. But the question is, what makes the family the basic unit of society?
It is called the family is the basic unit of the society as it provides security, development,
and responsibility of educating the children as well as the members of the family. In addition,
this is where children are raised with value, love, respect, and to function as a part of the group
by continuing to interact with others (Jones, 2016). Its function is significant to the society due to
the fact that it is the medium of cultural transmission to the next generation, providing a suitable
environment for personality development and the growth of self-concept and perception, and the
social status it provides in the society.
3. What is the relevance of Sociology in the field Education?
Sociology, a study of human societies and development, the way they interact, and the
process that undergoes changes to them. It determines that the society is the main view with
their social pattern, cultures, and relationships towards others. In the field on Education, on the
other hand, sociology gives a big relevance to it.
Sociologist claims that education must be consider as the basis of the society. With the
theories of sociology of education, it helps to identify the different factors that influences by
educational process and structures integrated with policy and planning (Saha, 2001). As a
result, giving significant as it analyzes how an institution and individual experiences affect their
performance and outcomes academically.

Criteria 10 8 6 4 2
Activity (Unit 2) Organization of Thought
Instruction: On a separate sheet of
paper, create a Venn diagram Orderliness of Presentation
discussing the 3 theories discussed in
this unit.
Creativity

Structural-functionalist theory

Society is made up of various institutions that

work together in cooperation to promote
stability and achieving opportunity, skills, and
attitudes by socializing.

Aside from Maintaining the

socializing, social group and
students attain position of the
knowledge by dominant group
competing others School of thought in an institution
as schools were that defined the or society in
functioning. society as the order to attain
most balance.
fundamental in
Focused on social education
interaction inside the
Shared common norms
classroom like in
and interest in the
school-related venues
Relatively society whether in a
or activities that may connected from conflict or optimized
affect teachers view outside
way.
towards student’s force/social force
and structures by
academic performance.
educators
influence.

Symbolic Consensus Theory and

interactionism Conflict Theory
UNIT REFLECTION
(UNIT 2)

This lesson or unit is like a bumpy ride for me due to the fact that I needs to be analyze more in
order for you to get into the topic. I’ve learned a lot from those theories and may help me to
become more understandable and effective educator in the near future. It came to me that there
are really some theories that circulating in a society that in education can also apply. Aside from
that, there are so many definitions of what is a family, but it has only one meaning and that is to
provide a love to its members.