CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION

AND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT UNIT. 1
SOCIETY AND CULTURE
PRESENTED BY. ZULFIQAR ALI
INTRODUCTION

▶ School society and culture provide the strong theoretical and disciplinary foundations for the
study of a broad range of educational processes, forms of cultural production, transmission
and socialization, across the life span.
▶ On one hand, efforts have been made to the recognition that education (broadly conceived)
is shaped by the dynamic and changing structures of society, culture and political economy in
our contemporary world.
▶ On the other hand, educational phenomena have also become increasingly crucial
to the understanding of a wide variety of social processes such as identity formation,
immigration, nationalism, globalization, state formation , political and economic
transformations.
▶ Therefore, the central role of education in our complex and changing world has become
dynamic.
Definition, Structure and function of
Society
(a) Society
 Man is gregarious by nature; he cannot live alone even for a day. So, just imagine why we live in
a society. A society, or a human society, is a group of people related to each other through
persistent relations, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical, and dominant
cultural expectations.
 The greatest capacity of society is its ability to actively foster the personal growth and
development of its individual citizens. The empowerment and fulfillment of the individual may
be the greatest evolving force at work in society today.
 Society consists of group of individuals who takes their decision together towards common goal
and it has important role in society because individual learn from society.
(b) Social structure

▶ Social structure refers to the pattern of social relationships in a society. Such structure
regulates the interactions among members of the society, providing guidelines within the
cultural norms for achieving the goals defined by cultural values.
▶ Generally, social structure maintains societal stability. However, when the social structure and
the societal values become incompatible, the structure must embrace social change to allow
the society to survive and continue healthy development.
▶ While a variety of sociological approaches have sought to describe the development and
maintenance of social structure, understanding the relationship between structure and change
is necessary for the development of a peaceful world society
Elements of Social Structure

Normative System
▶ People attach emotional importance to the ideals and values, which are called
norms of society. The individuals perform their roles in accordance with the
accepted norms of society.
Position System
▶ Position system refers to the statuses and roles of the individuals.
The proper functioning of social structure depends upon proper assignment
of roles and statuses.
Sanction System
▶ Proper enforcement of norms needs sanction of society. It integrates and
co- ordinates different parts of society. The stability of social structure depends
upon the effectiveness of its sanction, system.
Cont…

A system of anticipated responses

▶ The anticipated response system calls upon the individual to participate in
the social system. The successful working of social structure depends upon
the realization of his duties by the individual and his efforts to fulfil these
duties.
Action System
▶ The whole social structure revolves around the action system. The action is
the root cause, which weaves the web of social relationships and sets the
social structure in motion.
Types of Social Structure

The Universalistic-Achievement Pattern

▶ Universalistic achievement value patterns sometimes are imposed to the values of
social structure built mostly about kinship, community, class, race etc. When universalism is
combined with achievement values, it produces a social structure of universalistic achievement
pattern.
The Universalistic-Ascription Pattern
▶ Under this type of social structure, the value orientation is dominated by the elements of
ascription. Therefore, in such a social structure strong emphasis is laid on the status of the
individual rather than of his specific achievements. The emphasis is on what an individual is
rather than on what he has done. Status is ascribed to the group than to the individual.
The individual derives status from his group
Cont…

The Particularistic - Achievement Pattern

▶ This type of social structure combines achievement values with particularism. It is more
traditionalistic value. Persons have kept the Indian and the Chinese social structure under
this category.
The Particularistic-Ascriptive Pattern
▶ In this type the social structure is organized around the relational reference points notably
those of kinship and local, community but it differs from the particularistic achievement
type. The structure tends to be traditional and emphasis is laid on its stability.
(c ) Functions of Society

 Society Developing the Individual

 Society Supporting Individual's Fulfillment
 Society Supporting the Development of the Individual
 Society Supporting Talents of Individuals
 Individual Achievement and Achievement of Society
Social Interaction

 Social interactions are the acts, actions, or practices of two or more people mutually
oriented towards each other's selves, that is, any behavior that tries to affect or take
account of each other's subjective experiences or intentions.
 This means that the parties to the social interaction must be aware of each other--
have each other's self in mind. This does not mean being in sight of or directly
behaving towards each other.
 Friends writing letters are socially interacting, as are enemy generals
preparing opposing war plans. Social interaction is not defined by type of physical
relation or behavior, or by physical distance.
Tips for Improving Social Interaction

▶ Greet Someone
▶ Engage In A
Conversation
▶ Volunteer
▶ Ask For Advice
▶ Network
▶ Be Courteous
▶ Be Positive
▶ Be Honest
Culture

▶ Culture refers to the pattern of human activity and the symbols, which give
significance to this activity.
▶ Culture is represented through the art, literature, costumes, customs and
traditions of a community.
▶ Different cultures exist in different parts of the world. The
natural environment greatly affects the lifestyle of the people of that
region, thus shaping their culture.
▶ The diversity in the cultures around the world is also a result of the mindsets
of people inhabiting different regions of the world.
Cultural Diversity

▶ Diversity is nothing more than a difference from the majority. In any culture
there is a majority and many minorities.
▶ Culture is a set of norms that set standards for a society of what is acceptable
behavior. In every culture there are basic standards for social interaction such
as personal space distance, eye contact, amount of body language displayed
in public, negotiating style, etc.
▶ Cultural diversity makes our country richer by making it a more interesting
place in which to live
Cultural elements of Pakistani Society

▶ Pakistani Culture is very unique in terms of its social and ethical values. These
values are something which are given due importance. This culture revolves
around the religion of Islam which teaches equality among every human being
that exists on this planet. Pakistan’s culture is very diverse. Pakistani culture
has the following elements:
▶ Islamic Values
▶ Religious Festivals
▶ National and Regional Languages
▶ Mixed Culture
▶ Rich Literature
Cont…

▶ Male Dominated Society

▶ Variety of Dresses
▶ Fairs and Festivals
▶ Sports
▶ Handicrafts
▶ Arts and Architecture
▶ Recreational Activities-Sports
▶ Education
(a) Functions of education towards
individual
▶ Development of inborn potentialities-
▶ Modifying behavior
▶ All-round development
▶ Preparing for the future
▶ Developing personality
▶ Helping for adjustability
(b) Functions of education towards
society
▶ Social change and control
▶ Reconstruction of experiences
▶ Development of social and moral value
▶ Providing opportunity or equality
(c) Functions of education towards
nation
▶ Inculcation of civic and social responsibility
▶ Training for leadership
▶ National integration
▶ Total national development