Teachers Rachel, Bob, and Kendra had a meeting in which they ...

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Teachers Rachel, Bob, and Kendra had a meeting in which they decided to change the direction of their school math department. First, they would interact with students in small problem-solving groups. Second, they would use problems that made sense to people in their own language. What sociological perspective makes sense out of the actions of these teachers?
 
  a. conflict perspective
  b. functionalist perspective
  c. interactionist perspective
  d. cognitive development perspective
  e. survival of the fittest

Question 2

A functionalist would likely ask which one of the following questions about socially assistive robots?
 
  a. Who benefits from socially assistive robots and at whose expense?
  b. What meanings do people assign to socially assistive robots?
  c. What are the intended and unintended consequences of socially assistive robots?
  d. How will socially assistive robots affect interaction?

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

c