This document provides an introduction to sociological foundations of education. It discusses key concepts such as society, socialization, stratification, status, and social mobility. Society is defined as a group of individuals who interact and share common ideas, attitudes, and norms. Socialization is the process by which individuals learn the culture of their society. Stratification refers to the system by which a society ranks individuals based on factors like income, education, and lifestyle. Status describes a person's position in a group, and can be ascribed at birth or achieved through efforts. Social mobility involves movement between different statuses or social classes.

1. FOUNDATIONS OF
EDUCATION
Introduction to Sociological Foundations
Social Stratification /Social Status / Mobility

2. WHAT IS THE RELATION OF
SOCIOLOGICAL FOUNDATION TO
EDUCATION?
 The sociological foundations are concerned with the
human relation’s factor-the behavior of individuals
and their relations to each other.

3. SOCIETY, SOCIALIZATION AND
STRATIFICATION

4. WHAT IS SOCIETY?
 Derived from the Latin word “socios” or “socialis” –
meaning fellow, companion, or associate.
 A group of individuals with well defined limits which
persists in time, thus enabling them to develop a
set of common ideas, attitude, norms, and
sanctions, interaction, and of techniques for living
and fitting together (human arrangements)
 Formed based on man’s gregariousness or the
tendency or desire of people to be with other
people.

5.  An organized group of population.
 Composed of human beings and the institutions by which
live together in the culture.
 Consists of all the people who share a district and
continuos way of life, and think of themselves as one
united people.
 A social group that occupies territory, recruit its members
by inter-group sexual production, and has a shared
comprehensive culture.
 A group of organized individuals who think of themselves
a district group, who have something in common, a set of
loyalties and sentiments .

6. CONCEPTS OF A GROUP
 A unit of interesting personalities with varies roles and
status among members.
 A unit of interacting personalities with an
interdependence of roles and status existing between or
among the members.
 A number of people at a given time, interrelated and
interact with one another with common shared attitudes,
sentiments, aspirations, and goals.

7. KINDS/CLASSIFICATION OF GROUPS
1. Primary Group
- intimate personal or face-to-face relationship.
2. Secondary Group
- impersonal, contractual, business.

8. OTHER GROUP CLASSIFICATION
ACCORDING TO SELF-IDENTIFICATION
 In-group
 Out-group
 Peer-group
- play group
- gang
- Clique

9.  Reference Group
 Voluntary Association
*Three Main Types of Voluntary Associations*
1. Personal interest groups
2. Social service groups
3. Political action group

10. STRATIFICATION
 The system or process of assigning individuals their
respective ranks in a society based on income or
wealth, education, and life style.
 The classification of group members according to
certain criteria differ due to the nature of the group.
 A system by which a society ranks categories of
people in hierarchy.

11. SOCIALIZATION
 Mean function of society where in patterns of
behavior and aspects of personality are inculcated.
 The process whereby the individual acquires the
social and cultural heritage of his society.
 The process of entering the human group, of being
included into the secrets of the society.

12. STATUS
• one of the basic building blocks of social
interaction.
• The position assigned by a person in a group or
organization.

13. STATUS SET
 To all statuses a person holds at a particular time.

14. TYPES OF STATUSES
 Ascribed – acquired or receive at birth.
 Achieved – assumed voluntary and that reflects a
significant measure of personal ability and choice,
realized through hard work, talent, merit.
 Master status – a social position with exceptional
importance for identity, often shaping a person’s
entire life.

15. SOCIAL MOBILITY
 The movement of a person from one status or
social class to another.
 May be achieved through such factors as
education, good works, wealth, increased income,
occupation, sex, and beauty, and other means.

16. THANK YOU ;P
Reporter:
MS. DIANA M. TORIO