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Education - Social Control, Social Change and Modernization

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OPSC OAS Sociology Paper I, Unit 10: Educational System. 24-section notes on Education - Social Control, Social Change and Modernization.

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    ← Unit 10: Educational System

    1. Education as a Mechanism of Social Control

    Regulating Behaviour, Attitudes and Values

    DefinitionSocial Control: The process by which society regulates the behaviour, attitudes and values of individuals to maintain order, stability and conformity to social norms

    Key Functions of Education in Social Control:
    - Transmits norms and values
    - Shapes behaviour and attitudes
    - Maintains discipline and order
    - Prepares individuals to perform social roles
    - Integrates individuals into the social system

    Core Question:
    Schools act as institutions that integrate individuals into the social system - but is this integration liberating or controlling?

    Key pointEducation is a powerful mechanism of social control through which society regulates individual behaviour and maintains social order
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    In these notes
    1. Education as a Mechanism of Social Control
    2. Durkheim: Education and Collective Conscience
    3. Parsons: School as Bridge Between Family and Society
    4. Bernstein: Education as Class Control
    5. Collins: Education and Status Competition
    6. Education and Social Control in Indian Context
    7. Changing Nature of Social Control in Education
    8. Education and Social Change
    9. Education as an Agent of Social Change
    10. Education and Social Mobility
    11. Bourdieu: Education as Reproduction
    12. Althusser, Freire and Illich
    13. Education: Control and Change
    14. Education and Modernization
    15. Key Thinkers on Modernization
    16. Role of Education in Modernization
    17. Education and Modernization in India
    18. Critiques of Education as Modernization Tool
    19. Q: Discuss Education as a Mechanism of Social Control with Reference to Durkheim and Parsons
    20. Q: Critically Examine Education as an Agent of Social Change and Social Control
    21. Quick Revision Summary
    22. How to Write Answers on Education
    23. Expected Questions for OPSC/UPSC
    24. Complete Summary

    Sourced from the Odisha Public Service Commission where applicable. opsc.gov.in. EduSaint is not affiliated with OPSC.