Examining the Local School Board as an InstitutionIn this activity, you will use the website of a local school board to examine the policies and processes that make it an institution.Using a web browser of your choice, search for a local school board website. Explore the site and answer the following questions:Imagine you are a parent of a child in the school district. What is a policy you would like to see the school board change or implement? Based on looking at the agendas, describe how you could use the institutional structure of the school board to bring your idea up for discussion and consideration.
What will be an ideal response?
varies
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a. passive role b. master status c. ascribed status d. achieved status
Prejudice differs from discrimination in that prejudice ________
A) is an attitude that prejudges people in a negative way B) is behavior that treats people unequally or unfairly C) is more harmful than discrimination D) encompasses all sorts of actions, ranging from social slights to racially motivated hate crimes
Which of the following social policies is usually advocated today by those who are considered conservative on the political spectrum?
A. expanded public assistance programs B. increased governmental regulation, intervention, and involvement C. reduced government regulation so that private free-market forces will solve problems D. social programs like in the 1960s
Views about a person, behavior, or event; can be positive, negative, neutral or ambiguous.