Which Theory Asserts That Schools Are Organized Bureaucratically, with Rigid

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which theory asserts that schools are organized bureaucratically, with rigid structures and a host of set policies and procedures in order to allow for standardization and consistency for all students? This means that students must accommodate to the system, not the other way around.

• A) Functionalism
• B) Conflict theory
• C) Symbolic interactionism
• D) None of the above

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