Applying Sociological Theory to Educational IssuesIn this exercise, you will take on the role of a school principal to analyze and respond to community concerns about your school.Imagine you are a high school principal. Your teacher will assign you one of the following challenges:• You receive a series of parent complaints that their daughters have noticed that the high school biology teacher never presents any examples of, or research from, female research scientists.• An area newspaper publishes an investigative report documenting that students of color at your school are more likely to be placed in lower tracks and appear to have lower average test scores than otherwise similar White students.• You attend a community meeting where local employers complain that the last three
years of high school graduates have noticeably lower skills in answering phones and interacting in a professional manner with customers. Employers are concerned they may need to look elsewhere for qualified workers.Prepare responses to the following questions:Based on your analysis of the problem through the lens of your chosen theory, describe two policies you would enact to address the issue.
What will be an ideal response?
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A. people with a variety of terminal illnesses. B. a dying person's own perspective and values on death. C. the socio-environmental context in which dying occurs. D. All of these are correct.
Which of the following voting patterns occurred in the 2016 presidential election?
A. The majority of women voted for Clinton. B. The majority of men voted for Trump. C. Sixty-seven percent of whites without a college degree voted for Trump. D. all of these
_____ authority stems from rules and regulations typically written down as laws, procedures, or codes of conduct
a. Traditional b. Charismatic c. Rational-legal d. Expertise-based
What issue in the book illustrates the way proponents and opponents seek to have the state operate on behalf of their cause?
a. gun control b. how wars are fought c. education d. abortion