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Ray Rist's research (1970) in a kindergarten classroom provided a strong finding within Symbolic Interactionist theory. This finding indicated that:
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- 1The functional role of education is primarily to sort students based purely on merit, irrespective of social background.
- 2The success of social movements depends predominantly on the alignment of political opportunities rather than teacher expectations.
- 3Teachers' initial assignments of students to ability groups were made early (eighth day) and were heavily influenced by the students' socioeconomic class.✓
- 4Standardized testing (IQ testing) was the definitive factor exacerbating educational inequality along class lines.
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Teachers' initial assignments of students to ability groups were made early (eighth day) and were heavily influenced by the students' socioeconomic class.
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