Billy Is a Third-Grade Student with a Reputation for Bullying

question 4

Multiple Choice

Billy is a third-grade student with a reputation for bullying his classmates.Billy is punished by his teacher even when he unknowingly hurts someone or unintentionally makes a mistake.When Billy tries to explain his innocence to his teacher,she refuses to believe him because he has always been a "troublemaker." In this scenario,Billy's teacher is encouraging Billy's indiscipline through the _____.

• A)bystander effect
• B)door-in-the-face technique
• C)self-fulfilling prophecy
• D)false consensus effect

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Definitions:

Informal Culture

Refers to the unwritten, unspoken norms, behaviors, and practices that develop organically within social groups, outside formal institutions.

Formal Organizations

Structured groups established for a specific set of objectives or tasks, characterized by clear hierarchies and rules.

Social Change

The alteration over time in the structures, cultural patterns, and norms of a society.

Total Institutions

Places where people are separated from the rest of society and controlled by the institution in all aspects of their lives, as defined by Erving Goffman.