Sociology Of Education

B.Ed 1.5 (1st semester)

Sir Imran Manzoor Gill

Multiple Choice Questions:

1. Education Sociology is the interaction of the Individual and his Cultural Environment
“.This was stated by
A. Brown. B. Carter

C. George payne. D. Ottaway

2. Sociology is the Science of

A. Associations. B. Society
C. Customs. D. Co-operations
3. The Word ‘Socius’ means

A . Associate or Companion.

B. Member of Society

C. Member of an Association

D. None of the above

4. A Frenchman is considered to be the father of Sociology

A. Emile Durkhein
B. Kingsley Davis
C. Auguste Comte
D. George Payne
5. The term Sociology was coined by
A . George Payne
B. Auguste Comte
C. Brown
D. Ottaway
6. One important example of a primary group is
A. Political party
B. Family
C. Church
D. D .YMA
7. Application of principles of sociology to education is known as
A. Educational Sociology
B. Sociology of Education
C. Social foundation of Education
D. D.Social Science of Education
8. The term sociology is coined in the year
A.1798
B. 1829
C. 1839
D. 1818
9. The individual and society are considered as
A.Supplementary
B. Interdependent
C. Complimentary
D.Contradictory
10. Education provided to the child by the schools is
A. Formal
B. Informal
C. Traditional
D. Highly standardized
11. A society is a network of
A. Attitudes
B. Socio-political relationships
C. Religions-cultural attitudes
D. Inter-personal relationships
12. Sociology emerged in
A. Europe
B. Asia
C. America
D. Africa
13. The study of past and present culture …
A. Social science
B. Sociology
C. Political science
D. Anthropology
14. Social stratification is based on
 A. Social harmony
B. Society
C. Social inequality
D. social understandings

15. Who define accommodation as social adjustment?

A. Smith
B. Ogburn
C. Nimkoff
D. Merill

16.Select on of the category of social interaction………

A. Behaviour
B. Structure
C. Building block of society
D. Cooperation

17. Example of secondary group is:

A. Family
B. Neighborhood
C. Playgroup
D. Association of workers

18. A field of study which includes history, philosophy, sociology of education and
comparative education is known as:

A. Educational sociology
B. Sociology of education
C. Social Foundation of Education
D. Social Science of education

19. Communities do not exert pressures on educational systems in the following way:

A. Through Agitations
B. Through legislation
C. Through Revolts
D. Debates and discussion

20. Which of the following is not a form of culture?

A. Material culture
 B. Non-Material culture
C. Intellectual culture
D. Industrial culture

21. Which of the following is an example of social group?

A. Authors
B. Plumbers
C. Audience
D. The rotary club members

22. Socialisation is a process of converting a biological organism into:

A. Human being
B. Super human being
C. Modern Man
D. Social Man

23. One of the primitive type of social group is known as:

A. Family
B. Tribe
C. Marriage
D. Religion

24. Sociology of education is concerned with:

A. School as social system

B. Interaction within educational system
C. Teacher taught relationship
D. All these

25. A social institution is defined as:

A. An institution established by the government

B. An institution which serves the society
C. The totality of relationships ,processes and facilities which people develop to meet a
specific social interest or need
D. An institution established for achieving social purposes

26. Which is not a suitable criterion used consistently for placing people in a particular social
class?

A. Race
 B. Religion
C. Knowledge
D. Wealth

27. A level in society made up of people similar in certain respect is known as:

A. Social order
B. Social class
C. Social hierarchy
D. Social system

28. Culture is:

A. The characteristics and product of the learned behavior of a group of people

B. The sum total of feeling of the people of the group
C. The totality of the inter relationship of the people of the group
D. The totality of mutual understandings of the people of a group

29. As a social institution, the essential function of the family is:

A. Producing children
B. Rearing of children during their immaturity
C. Imparting formal education at the initial stages of life
D. Increasing community’s population

30. Characteristics of secondary group is:

A. Inclusive relationship
B. Personal relationship
C. Spontaneity relation
D. Emphasis on interest and competition

Answer Key:
1. Ottaway(D)
2. society(B)
3. Associate or Companion (A)
4. Auguste Comte (C)
5. Auguste Comte (B)
6. Family (B)
7. Educational sociology (A)
8. 1839 (C)
9. Interdependent (B)
 10 . Formal (A)
11. Inter personal relationship (D)
12. Europe (A)
13. Anthropology (D)
14. Social inequality (C)
15. Smith (A)
16 . Cooperation (D)
17. Neighborhood (B)
18. Social foundation of education ( C)
19. Through Revolts (C)
20. Intellectual culture ( C)
21. Audience (C)
22. Social Man(D)
23. Family (A)
24. All of these (D)
25. The totality of relationship, process and facilities which people develop to meet
a specific social interest or need (C)
26. Knowledge ( C)
27. Social class (B)
28. The characteristics and product of the learned behavior of a group of people (A)
29. Rearing of children during their immaturity (B)
30. Emphasis on interest and competition (D)

Short Question:
1. What is sociology?
2. What is the relationship between education and sociology?
3. What is the difference between educational sociology and sociology of education?
4. What is the importance of sociology of education?
5. What is the basic concept of society?
6. What is the relationship between society and Education?
7. Write four characteristics of society?
8. What is the importance of Interaction?
9. What are the conditions of interaction?
10. What is the measurement of social interaction?
 11. How many kinds of social interaction and explain these forms?
12. What is the forms of social interaction?
13. What is the characteristics of Accommodation?

Long Question:
1. Explain kinds of society?
2. What are the elements of interaction?
3. What are the features of sociology?