Syllabus
University of Kalyani: 3rd Semester
EDU-M-T-3 (For Major)
SOCIOLOGICAL FOUNDATION OF EDUCATION
Unit-I: Sociology and Educational Sociology
(a) Sociology: Meaning, emergence, nature and scope.
(b) Educational Sociology: Meaning, nature, scope and importance.
(c) Relation between Education and Sociology.
(d) Differences between Sociology and Educational Sociology.
Unit-II: Social Factors, Issues and Education
(a) Culture:
● Concept, nature and elements.
● Relation between individual and culture.
● Relation between culture and society.
● Role of education in culture.
(b) Cultural lag: Concept, characteristics, causes, education and cultural lag.
(c) Values: Concept, nature, types and role of education.
(d) Social issues:
● Unemployment: Concept, types, causes, role of education in eradication of unemployment.
● Poverty: Concept, causes and role of education in eradication of poverty.
● Inequality: Concept, causes and role of education in eradication of inequality.
Unit-III: Social Groups and Education
(a) Social groups: Meaning and Nature.
Types:
● Primary Group: Meaning, characteristics and role.
● Secondary Group: Meaning, characteristics and role.
● Tertiary Group: Meaning, characteristics and role.
● Comparison between primary group, secondary group and
tertiary group.
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