sociological and anthropological foundations of education

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the science of man and society

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sociology

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a group of organized individuals

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society

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a process of adapting and conforming to the common needs and interests of a social group

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socialization

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basic unit of a social institutions

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family

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it is the most important social institution, serving as the means of transferring culture from one stage to another

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family

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established by the society for the basic enculturation of the group

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school/education

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what are the four agents of socialization

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family, school/education, church, and mass media

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the agent of socialization

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school

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the passing on of group’s custom, beliefs and traditions from one generation to the next generation

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enculturation

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learning the other; passing of customs, beliefs and tradition through interaction/ reading/ inter marriages, etc

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acculturation

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it serves as a multi-purpose institution

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school

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a lifetime school of learning

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church

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provides a study of the relationships between society and the educational processes which contribute to the analysis and solutions to problems confronting the educational system

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sociology of education

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science that studies the origin and development of man, his work and achievements

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anthropology

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the shared products of human learning

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culture

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segment of society

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subculture

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rejects societal norms and values

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counterculture

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unfamiliar culture

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culture shock

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one’s culture is superior to others

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ethnocentrism

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other culture is superior than one’s culture

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xenocentrism

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an abstract system of word meanings and symbols for all aspects of culture; verbal and nonverbal

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language

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are established standard of behavior maintained by a society

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norms

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penalties or rewards for conduct concerning social norms

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sanctions

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refers to all alteration affecting new trait or trait complexes to change the culture’s content and structures

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cultural change

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revision that occur in man’s application of his technical knowledge and skills as he adopts himself to environment

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technological change

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refers to the variations or modifications in the patterns of social organization, of such groups within a society or of the entire society

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social change

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a principle, quality, act or entity

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values

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giving others what is due to them

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justice

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it means what is just, reasonable, equitable, what ought to be, what is justifiable, something that is owed or due to others

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right

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the reciprocation of rights and duties is the foundation of social order

TRUE or FALSE?

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true

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refer to those that are due justice, to another individual, or collective persons and to god

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duties

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refers to the right given to give commands, enforce laws, take action, make decisions, and exact obedience, determine or judge

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authority

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means to be answerable for; emphasizes liability for something of value either contractually or because of one’s position of authority

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accountability

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refers to trustworthy performance of fixed duties and consequent awareness of the penalty of failure to do so

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responsibility