Gareth,a first-grade teacher,finds three of his students fighting over the few toys lying in the play area.Gareth intervenes and decides which student gets to play with which toy and in what order.In resolving the conflict among his students,Gareth essentially demonstrates the process of _____.

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By intervening and making decisions about who gets to play with what toy and when, Gareth is essentially engaging in the process of politics - the distribution and exercise of power in a social group or community. While the context may be small (a first-grade classroom), the basic dynamics of politics are still at play.

Gareth,a First-Grade Teacher,finds Three of His Students Fighting Over the Few