INTRODUCTION TO

THE SOCIAL
DIMENSIONS OF
EDUCATION
LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of this module 1, the students will be able to:
a. Describe in detail the different sociological theories
b. Discuss the importance of sociological theories in the field
of education
c. Analyze particular social conditions in the field of education
based on sociological perspectives
 SOCIOLOGY
Is the study of human social relationships and institutions.
Sociology’s subject matter is diverse, ranging from crime to religion,
from the family to the state, from the divisions of race and social
class to the shared beliefs of a common culture, and from social
stability to radical change in whole societies. Unifying the study of
these diverse subjects of study is sociology’s purpose of
understanding how human action and consciousness both shape
and are shaped by surrounding cultural and social structures
 SOCIETY
In sociological terms, society refers to a group of people who live in
a definable territory and share the same culture. On a broader
scale, society consists of the people and institutions around us, our
shared beliefs, and our cultural ideas.
The Sociological Perspective

The basic insight of sociology is that human

behavior is shaped by the groups to which
people belong and by the social
interaction that takes place within those
groups. We are who we are and we behave
the way we do because we happen to live in a
particular society at a particular point in space
and time. People tend to accept their social
world unquestioningly, as something
"natural." But the sociological perspective
enables us to see society as a temporary
social product, created by human beings and
capable of being changed by them as well.
The Sociological Perspective

The sociological perspective invites us to look

at our familiar surroundings in a fresh way. It
encourages us to take a new look at the
world we have always taken for granted, to
examine our social environment with the
same curiosity that we might bring to an
exotic foreign culture.
The Sociological Perspective

The study of sociology leads us into areas of

society that we might otherwise have ignored or
misunderstood. Since our world view is shaped
by our personal experience and since people
with different social experiences have different
definitions of social reality, sociology helps us to
appreciate viewpoints other than our own and to
understand how these viewpoints came into
being.
The Sociological Perspective

Sociology also helps us understand ourselves

better. Without the sociological perspective
(which has been called the "sociological
imagination"), people see the world through
their limited experience of a small orbit of
family, friends, co-workers.
The sociological imagination allows us to
stand apart mentally from our limited
experience and see the link between
private concerns and social issues. It
permits us to trace the connection between
the patterns and events of our own and the
patterns and events of our society.
ANALYSIS

Write your summary of the discussion and post your output in

google classroom account.
REFLECTION
Direction: Fill out the blank to complete the sentences.
 
1. I learned that living in our society today is
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2. I understand that society nowadays
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ASSIGNMENT
1. Make an advance study on the topic
“Developing the Social Self”.