In Primary and Secondary Schools, Students Are Taught Specific Subject

question 98

Multiple Choice

In primary and secondary schools, students are taught specific subject matter appropriate to their age, skill level, and previous educational experience. At the college level, students focus on more detailed knowledge of subjects that they have previously studied while also being exposed to new areas of study and research. These examples depict the manifest function of education known as __________.

• A)change and innovation
• B)social control
• C)social placement
• D)socialization

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Definitions:

Symbolic Interactionism

A paradigm that sees interaction and meaning as central to society and assumes that meanings are not inherent but are created through interaction.

Mental Illness

Health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking, or behavior, or a combination of these, associated with distress or reduced functioning.

Curative Medicine

Medical treatments and practices focused on curing diseases and restoring health, as opposed to preventative care or palliative treatments.

Preventive Medicine

Type of health care that aims to avoid or forestall the onset of disease by taking preventive measures, often including lifestyle changes.