Functionalists See Schools as Performing the Function of

question 2

Multiple Choice

Functionalists see schools as performing the function of

• A) preventing those from disadvantaged backgrounds from getting into the educational system.
• B) allowing those from disadvantaged backgrounds into schools but separating them from other students.
• C) integrating those from disadvantaged backgrounds into mainstream institutions.
• D) providing special advantages for disadvantaged students so that they end up farther ahead than the non-disadvantaged students.

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Definitions:

Delusions of Grandeur

False beliefs about one's own importance, power, or talents, often occurring in psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia.

Bipolar Disorder

A disorder in which the mood alternates between two extreme poles (elation and depression); also referred to as manic depression.

Mood Disorders

A category of mental health disorders characterized by persistent changes in mood, encompassing major depression and bipolar disorder.

Depressed

A mood disorder marked by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a lack of interest or pleasure in activities.