Name: Milky S.

Orquiza 3-BSE-English
Subject: Prof Ed 312
Lesson 1: THE SOCIAL SCIENCE THEORIES

ACTIVITY 1

Manifest and Latent Functions of Education

Manifest Functions Latent Functions
(Openly stated functions with (Hidden, unstated functions with
intended goals) sometimes unintended
consequences)
Socialization. Learning the Group work
rules/norms of the society.
Social control. Transmit the core Finding future partners in high
values. school or colleges
Teach students to conform the Social networks.
law and respect for authority.
Provide students intellectual Sorting students based on
ideas. academic merits.
Imparting practical skills. Reducing the unemployment
rate
Social placement. Students’ Political and social integration
preparation to enter workplace.

ANALYSIS

1. What were the observed manifest (open) and latent (hidden)

functions of schools in your community?

The manifest (open) functions I observed in the schools in our

community includes educating the students in the very first place to
provide intellectual and practical skills. The elementary teachers are
said to be qualified teachers who provide children the basic skills in
order to read and write as well as integrating social control. For
example, in my sister’s case, she wasn’t able to conform the norms of
their school, her attention was called by the Prefect of Discipline, the

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 same is true in high school and college level, students are being
punished according to the rule of their school, for example if they do
not follow and respect the law being implemented by the school
authorities (bullying, proper haircut, proper uniform) and they also give
more importance in acquiring skills and prepare themselves to enter
the workplace because one of the main goals of education is for their
social mobility. On the other hand, the latent function I observed is of
course, the social networking wherein the students meet new friends
and acquaintances especially in the first day of class, all are excited for
the new faces. Other than that, we can’t deny the fact that there are
high school or college sweethearts in every school, yet it’s not the reason
of going to school but unintentionally, it became part of the students’
lives.

2. Can you remember a scenario or event wherein your classmates

have a fight? How does your teacher settle such incident?
Yes, I can still remember when I was in junior high, my
classmates had a fight like they physically hurt each other. The
reason? It’s because of the basketball game when we’re having
our PE class. My classmate insisted that the other team cheated
their actions like they’re not following the standard of the game
and results to a fight. Our PE teacher respond those incident by
calling their attention into the Prefect of Discipline since he can’t
handle alone anymore the situation because my classmates
seemed they do not want to cease the fight; they talk about the
said matter in the office of the POD together with our teacher,
and in the next day, my classmates were in good terms.

ACTIVITY 2
Conflict Theory Consensus Theory
Educational system reinforces Education produce experts in all
and perpetuates social professions for the benefit of all
inequalities members of the society for
example teachers, doctors,
engineers, etc.
Schools in affluent districts have Selection to higher levels of
more money. education should be based on
merit, not on social status.
Cultivated individuals. Students Has a set of common values that
who have superior knowledge and bind students and teachers
stand above others. together

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 Tracking. Teachers assign the Best- brained pupils are
students to a curricular track expected to join the higher
(advanced versus low achievers). occupational jobs.
Working-class students are Education is conservative to
considered to be as the lower maintain the status quo.
members of society.

ABSTRACTION
Fill-in the graphic organizer below.

Theoretical
perspective Major Assumptions

It sees the purpose of education to serve as the need of

society. Functionalist perceived that through
Functionalism
education, students acquire basic knowledge and
skills to the next generation.
It sees the purpose of education as maintaining the
social inequality and preserving the power of schools
Conflict
and students to dominant other groups. Also requiring
theory
certain credentials for students can lead to
discrimination.
Focuses on social interaction in the classroom and
other school-related venues. The teachers'
expectations influence how much their students learn.
Symbolic
For instance, when teachers think students are less
interactionism
bright, they tend to spend less time with these
students and to act in a way that leads them to learn
less.

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