If a Functionalist Were to Explain Why the Teacher Lectures

question 19

Multiple Choice

If a functionalist were to explain why the teacher lectures from the front of the classroom to students organized in neatly arranged chairs, she or he would emphasize that

• A) learning happens best when students are being talked at
• B) this way of teaching organizes people to promote shared cultural goals
• C) this mode of teaching evolved over time
• D) the teacher is the symbolic head of the class

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