Sociological Foundation of Education

Sr. Rose M. Manato, ADD

Mrs. Maria Jonalyn R. Gan
Mr. Christian M. Cabadongga
What is the relation of sociological
foundations to education?

Sociologica
l Education
Foundation
s
Sociology and the
Socialization Process
What do we mean by “ Sociology”?
 The term “Sociology” is derived
Major Concerns of society which forms the
sociological foundations of education are
the following:
 Conservation of human resources Social
problems
 Conservation of natural resources
 Production,consumption, and distribution of goods
 Transportation
 Communication of facts and ideas
 Utilization of leisure time
 Expression of ethical impulses
 Expression of aesthetic impulses
 Organization and administration of government
 Changes in society
 Social
Social Status
Stratification

Social
Role
Mobility
Society
Meaning of Society
 A society is an organized group of people;
 The people occupy a portion of territory;
 The people show a distinc and continous way of life with a
comprehensive culture;
 The people think of themselves as distinct group who have
common sentiments and loyalties, an espirit de corps; and
 The individual who sacrifices himself for the good of the group.
Social Stratification
 - Is the division of a society into diffrent hierarchical classes
of people according to certain criteria. The scale of division is
from highest to lowest class.
Social Status
 - It is the social class into which one belongs. It is the class
into which hiis/her socio-economic standing fits.

Social
Status

Achieved
Ascribed
Social Status: Acribed and Achieved

 Ascribed Status – Status that is acquired due to the accident

of birth. It is the class to which one is born. If one is born to
a rich family, then he belong to the rich class. Vice versa.

 Achieved Status – status which is earned or acquired by

means of talent and effort making capacity of an individual or
by force of circumstances. Entrepreneurs who started from
the lowest and prospered tremendously for instance.
 Social Status Determinants

Occupation
and Income
Scale

House Social
Type Status
Education

Dwelling
Area
Social Mobility
 Social mobility is the ease by which people move from one social
class to another class. In Philippines, since there is no law
impending the changing of one’s social class, there are several
opportunities of improving ones’ social class. Some of the
opportunities are the following:
 1. By effort-making
A. By obtaining an education
B. By exploiting a talent
C. By hard work and resourcefulness

2. By force of circumstances
A. By marriage
B. By just being lucky
Role- Function or duty that an individual ha sto
perform on account of his position in society.

Cultural- is a function or
Role
duty assigned to an
individual by culture or
custom. For instance it is
customary that the father is
the breadwinner and the
mother is the housekeeper.
Obligatory – role assigned to
a person because of the
nature of his position.
Ex. Teachers role is to teach
because that is what he is
emplyed for.
Effects of Social Stratification in
Learning
Social stratification has certain effects upon learning. These are as
follows: (Bustos and Espiritu, p. 51)
1. Children belonging to the poor disadvantage family do not aspire
much for higher education.
2. Children coming from lower class families have very little
exposure to the influence of mass media such as newspapers,
magazines, books and other learning materials. Hence, their
learning experiences are confined within the classroom only.
3. In most cases, the educational attainment of the child matches the
socio-economic status of his family. However, in the Philippines,
more and more children coming from lower class families are
attaining higher education. This is due to the desire of the parents
to save their children from undergoing the same hardships that the
former experienced.
Social Groups
There are two principal reason why men tend to group
themselves:
1. Because of gregariousness, and
2. Because of necessity
Gregariousness is the tendency of men to be in company of
other men. They simply love to be together and do things
together. Necessity forces men to group themselves to
dothings which one men cannot do. For example, building a
dam, a bridge, etc.
 Voluntary Associations or
Groups Involunt
- These are called voluntary Involuntary
group because the individual groups in
can choose the group to membe
which he wants to belong.

Social
Groups
Involuntary Groups
1. Family – The basic unit of society, composed of the father, mother and
children.
2. Neighborhood – Thisis the immediate vicinity of a family and composed
of households which are close together.
3. Barangay or barrio – The baranggay is the smallest political unit
composed of neighborhoods.
4. Town or municipalty – This is the next larger political unit composed of
barangays or barrios.
5. Province – this is a larger political entity composed of towns or
municipalities.
6. Region – The region is composed of provinces.
7. Nation – This is the whole country, the Philippines, whose people, the
Filipinos, occupy a portion of territory called their own, and who are
conscious that they are on under the same government.
Voluntary associations or groups
1. Play group – These group usually composed of children living in
the same neighborhood.
2. Peer group – These are usually formed by adolescents.
3. Work group – These groups are formed by persons working in
the same place or establishment such as construction workers,
factory workers, office workers, or performing the same type of
work such as farmers, teachers, doctors, etc.
4. School groups – Schools are set up for educational purposes
and children flocked them and form groups, school groups.
5. Purposive volunteray associations – These associations are
organized for certain purposes. They have aims and objectives to
attain. Examples, are professional associations, atheletic clubs, etc.
General Functions and Advantages of
Social Groups
1. Education – education is acquired not only from a formal school
system but from the communitty as well. The community as a
group is a big school itself.
2. Protection –This is especially true among tribal groups. People
of a tribe usually unite or join together to wardoff the intrusions
of other tribes or to fight off fierce animals.
3. Perpetuation of the race – this is the function of the family. By
sexual reproduction and rearing of the youth, the perpetuation of
the race is ensured.
4. Social control –The group is a very potent power of social
control. Social approval for a good act is generally a strong
motivation for individuals to act properly while a social
disapproval fro bad act is also a strong deterrent to individuals to
act improperly.
General Functions and Advantages of
Social Groups
5. Ideology – Some people may believe in some kind of
governmental structure or administration and they group together
to fight for their ideology.
6. Redress of grievances – Some people may feel that they have
been deprived of certain rights and privileges and they gather
together and stage a rally or rallies.
7. Charity – Thera are people who have a soft heart for the
disadvantage and underprivileged. These peopleorganized and pol
their resources to be able to help those in distress.
8. Recreation – People who feel the drudgery of their work or life
itself may form recreational clubs and activities.
9. Religion – with the spiritual and moral values being learned in
the church, it is very highly probable that the church adherents are
good members of society.
General Functions and Advantages of
Social Groups
10. Expression of talents – Groups and events are often
organized to provide channels for the expression of talents.
Athletic meets like the SEA Games are very good cahnnels
for the exhibition of atheletic prowess.
11. Profesional enhancement – Those in the professions form
associations fro the purpose of professional enhancement;
otherwise they remain stagnant in their respective
professions.
12. Purely social interaction – There are gatherings the only
purpose of which is purely social interaction.