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A school has its own staff and buildings, while teaching and learning are organized across many schools by shared practices and expectations. Which statement best distinguishes the two?

A
The school is the institution, and education is one organization within it.
B
The school is an organization within the broader institution of education.
C
The school and education are both single organizations.
D
Education is a role performed by the school.

True or false

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True or false: A society has social order only when everyone agrees that its institutions are fair.

A
True
B
False

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A school responds to repeated lateness with a penalty and recognizes students who consistently arrive on time. What institutional element is being used?

A
Roles
B
Routines
C
Sanctions
D
Shared meanings

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In an educational institution, a certificate can signify , giving it significance beyond being a piece of paper.

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What term names the patterned coordination of everyday behavior that makes social life more predictable?

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Which example is a formal rule in an institution?

A
A written attendance policy
B
An unspoken expectation to take turns in a discussion
C
A customary way of greeting colleagues
D
An informal expectation to show respect

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A school is organizing a new term. Select all statements that correctly describe elements institutions use to coordinate activity.

A
Rules specify expected or permitted conduct.
B
Roles attach expectations to social positions.
C
Sanctions are the repeated practices that make coordination familiar.
D
Routines are repeated practices that put expectations into action.
E
Shared meanings help explain what institutional practices signify.

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A school follows the same familiar sequence to begin each class, so people do not need to negotiate each step again. These repeated practices are called .

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What is the name of the process in which people learn institutional expectations, follow them in everyday life, and pass them on to others?

True or false

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True or false: Because institutions have rules, they can anticipate every situation, so people's interpretations and resistance cannot affect institutional practices.

A
True
B
False

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A school principal can interpret a policy and decide how it is applied, while students generally cannot. Which statement best explains this difference?

A
Every role has equal power to make institutional rules.
B
Routines determine who is allowed to interpret rules.
C
Shared meanings remove differences in authority between roles.
D
Some roles have greater power to set or interpret rules and decide how they are applied.

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A community is considering whether an institution should revise one of its practices. Select all developments that could contribute to institutional change.

A
Repeated disagreement about an institutional practice
B
The assumption that existing rules anticipate every possible situation
C
Changes in circumstances that make established practices less suitable
D
The continued use of a routine, which necessarily prevents revision
E
Organized action seeking a change in institutional practice

Open ended

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A school uses a daily schedule and feedback on student conduct. Explain how these practices can help reproduce norms, and describe one way people could contribute to changing the school's practices.

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Which description best defines a social role?

A
Repeated practices that put expectations into action
B
Expectations attached to social positions
C
Rewards or penalties for conduct
D
Shared ideas about what a practice represents

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How can schools help reproduce social norms?

A
Schools only teach academic knowledge and do not communicate social expectations.
B
Schools can teach knowledge while also communicating norms through policies, schedules, feedback, and consequences.
C
Schools reproduce norms only when every student agrees with their rules.
D
Schools reproduce norms by eliminating differences in authority between people.

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Which statement best describes how authority operates within institutions?

A
Every role has equal authority to set and interpret institutional rules.
B
Authority is determined only by how often a person performs a routine.
C
Some roles have greater power to set rules, interpret them, or decide how they are applied.
D
Shared meanings prevent people in institutions from disagreeing about rules.

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Which statement best explains how institutional practices can change?

A
People may interpret or resist expectations, and disagreement or organized action can lead institutions to change.
B
Institutional rules anticipate every situation, so institutions do not need to change.
C
Institutions change only when everyone agrees on the meaning of every practice.
D
People have no role in changing institutional practices or meanings.

True or false

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True or false: Expectations attached to institutional roles are always interpreted in exactly the same way by everyone who occupies those roles.

A
True
B
False

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What term describes the expectations attached to social positions, such as the responsibilities associated with being a teacher or student?

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What term refers to rewards or penalties that encourage conformity or respond to rule violations? Enter the plural term.

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