Understanding society and education for social change
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What is society? What are the factors for social change? Explain the role of education in bringing about social change.
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Society comprises of a group of individuals with common goals, purposes, values and a frame of reference.
According to MacIver, "Society is defined as a system of usages and procedures, of authority and mutual aid, of many groupings and divisions, of controls of human behavior and liberties." Society is always changing.
There is a continuous evolution taking place in society. Society is dynamic. By social change we mean a change in social structure or a change in social institutions or a change in the relationships between the ...
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