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Alainaaa8

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Special programs for students who are disadvantaged (such as the Head Start program) or have disabilities are funded by:
 
  a. local property taxes.
 b. state legislative appropriations.
 c. the federal government.
 d. special revenue programs, such as a state lottery.

Question 2

State the definition for social institution and name the major institutions found in contemporary society.
 
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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

A social institution is a set of organized beliefs and rules that establishes how a society will attempt to meet its basic social needs. In the past, these needs centered around five basic social institutions: the family, religion, education, the economy, and the government or politics. Today, mass media, sports, science and medicine, and the military are also considered to be social institutions.



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