Ahmed has been trying to change his schedule so that he can take one more ap class his senior year in high school. he keeps running between the guidance office and the administration office to sort out the problem. ahmed’s interaction with the school’s bureaucracy is an example of

1. the influences of a total institution
2. the generalized other
3. the influences of one's peer groups
4. the hidden curriculum of schools

Answer is Option 4: the hidden curriculum of schools

Explanation:

A 'hidden curriculum of school' are the lessons which are taught informally and unintentionally  in school. These are rules, traditions and values that are unwritten and a student is expected to learn them while in school. For example: respecting authority or respecting other persons opinions are hidden curriculum of schools.

So, the way Ahmed interacts with the school's bureaucracy is an example of hidden curriculum. As it is not explicitly taught but child learns them in informal way.

d.) continue to rise rapidly

protectionism fosters competition and keeps price regulated is not an argument in favor of protectionism.