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Educ 213:Sociology Of Education November 2008 Question Paper

Educ 213:Sociology Of Education November 2008

Course:Bachelor Of Education Science

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2008

KABARAK UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2008/2009 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
SCIENCE
COURSE CODE: EDUC 213

INSTRUCTIONS:
ANSWER THREE QUESTIONS.
QUESTION ONE (1) IS COMPULSORY

QUESTION 1 – COMPULSORY (30 Marks)
(a) What do you understand by the following concepts
i) Sociology of Education (½ Mark)
ii) Culture (½ Mark)
iii) Social Stratification (½ Mark)
iv) Deviance (½ Mark)
v) Social change (½ Mark)
vi) Social Class (½ Mark)
(b) Explain the factors that led to the emergence of sociology as a discipline (4 Marks)
(c ) Discuss the contribution of the following scholars on the development of sociology of
education (5 Marks)
a) John Dewey (1859-1952)
b) Emile Durkheim (1858-1917)
(d) Elaborate on any four contributions of education to society (4 Marks)
(e) Explain the relevance of sociology of education for school teachers and education
practitioners (4 Marks)
f) How do the following social institutions socialize a child to fit into the society?
i) The School (6 Marks)
ii) Mass Media (4 Marks)

Question Two (20 Marks)
a) With reference to any one of the following sociological theory explain its concepts and
relevance to education (14 Marks)
. a) Structural Functionalism
b) Symbolic Interaction Theory
b) Assess the influence of social class on a child’s academic performance (6 Marks)

Question Three (20 Marks)
a) Referring to the labeling theory, explain deviance (3 Marks)
b) Does deviance serve any social function? Explain your answer (5 Marks)
c) “We are experiencing globalization on many fronts and crime is no exception!”
Give four examples of crime on global lines (2 Marks)
d) i) Discuss with examples how society controls crime (5 Marks)
ii) Discuss the factors that promote inter generational mobility (5 Marks)

Question Four
a) Describe with examples any two types of culture (4 Marks)
b) How does the school curricula help in transmission of culture (5 Marks)
c) Describe the role of a teacher within and outside the school (5 Marks)
d) Examine the factors that determine education acquisition and occupational choice
(6 Marks)

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