A sociological assessment of the family concept in the social studies education from 1968 to the present

The aim of this study is to reveal how the family phenomenon is transferred to students through the educational institution. In this context, Social Studies textbooks have been examined since 1968. In this study, it was tried to determine the value attributed to the family in the Turkish society structure and the socio-cultural characteristics of the period on the processing of the family. In this study, firstly, conceptual framework and sociological dimensions of family institution are discussed. The relationship between the educational institution and the family institution is discussed. Since 1968, the Social Studies textbooks have been analyzed in four historical periods. At the end of the research, it is observed that the value attributed to the family is quite high in every period, and the socio-cultural characteristics of the period are reflected in the textbook of the family phenomenon. This review in the textbooks allowed a number of sociological analyzes on Turkish society.