10/04/2025
Sociology of Education – Session 1
What does it consider?
It examines how education as a social institution functions within society. It explores how education is influenced by, and in turn influences, other social institutions such as the family, economy, religion, culture, and the state.
It also looks at the two-way relationship between education and these institutions—how they shape education and how education impacts them.
Sociologists of education study how knowledge is transmitted, how learning takes place in different social contexts, and how education is interpreted from a sociological perspective.