Looking at the Operation of Canadian Schools, the Social-Conflict Approach

question 132

Multiple Choice

Looking at the operation of Canadian schools, the social-conflict approach might lead a sociologist to conclude that

• A) the function of schools is to teach needed skills.
• B) the meaning of schooling varies from child to child.
• C) schools have been a major path to social advancement.
• D) tracking provides some students with far better schooling than others.

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