Question 1

The Criminal Code was amended to include bullying as a result of the shooting at Dawson College.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Jim's mothers met and fell in love on campus.Which latent function is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  matchmaking and the production of social networks 
B)  restricting activities 
C)  creation of a generation gap 
D)  socialization 
A)  matchmaking and the production of social networks 
B)  restricting activities 
C)  creation of a generation gap 
D)  socialization

Question 3

What approach would you be following if you argued that language used by educators reinforces traditional gender roles?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist theory 
B)  symbolic interactionist theory 
C)  postmodern theory 
D)  feminist theory 
A)  functionalist theory 
B)  symbolic interactionist theory 
C)  postmodern theory 
D)  feminist theory

Question 4

What is one of the main results of credentialism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals become overqualified in pursuing credentials. 
B)  Only people who have the required skills can get a job. 
C)  Class advantage and social status become linked to having academic credentials. 
D)  It produces a more competitive society. 
A)  Individuals become overqualified in pursuing credentials. 
B)  Only people who have the required skills can get a job. 
C)  Class advantage and social status become linked to having academic credentials. 
D)  It produces a more competitive society.

Question 5

According to the postmodern perspective,campus facilities such as large food courts with multiple franchises,ATMs,HDTVs,and lavish sports facilities are examples of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  labelling 
B)  Pygmalion effect 
C)  permeability 
D)  feminist theory 
A)  labelling 
B)  Pygmalion effect 
C)  permeability 
D)  feminist theory

Question 6

The text discusses the demands of business and industry for workers capable of filling the emerging white-collar jobs as a reason for the emergence of which kind of education?

Accepted Answer

A)  cohesive education 
B)  mass education 
C)  ethical education 
D)  religious education 
A)  cohesive education 
B)  mass education 
C)  ethical education 
D)  religious education

Question 7

William is writing an essay about education as a form of consumerism.Which theoretical perspective is William most likely to use?

Accepted Answer

A)  postmodern 
B)  feminist 
C)  conflict 
D)  functionalist 
A)  postmodern 
B)  feminist 
C)  conflict 
D)  functionalist

Question 8

McUniversity refers to the obesity epidemic on college campuses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Jean has been assigned to an academic stream while his best friend,Sue,has been assigned to the advanced stream.What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  socialization 
B)  transmission of culture 
C)  social placement 
D)  change and innovation 
A)  socialization 
B)  transmission of culture 
C)  social placement 
D)  change and innovation

Question 10

A new university program is working on therapy through virtual reality for students.What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  change and innovation 
B)  matchmaking and production of social networks 
C)  social control 
D)  social placement 
A)  change and innovation 
B)  matchmaking and production of social networks 
C)  social control 
D)  social placement

Question 11

Approximately 60 percent of college and university students rely on student loans to finance their education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Tracking involves assigning student to specific courses and educational programs based on their test scores,previous grades,or both.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

For some students,labelling amounts to a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The majority of adult Canadians have a university or college degree.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Mandatory education laws usually require children to attend school until what age?

Accepted Answer

A)  12 years old 
B)  14 years old 
C)  16 years old 
D)  18 years old 
A)  12 years old 
B)  14 years old 
C)  16 years old 
D)  18 years old

Question 16

Approximately 60,000 students are home-schooled in Grades K through 12 in Ontario

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Sarah wants to get a part-time job,but the morning hours conflict with school.As Sarah is only 15,she isn't allowed to do this.What function is exemplified by this?

Accepted Answer

A)  change and innovation 
B)  restricting some activities 
C)  social placement 
D)  manifest function 
A)  change and innovation 
B)  restricting some activities 
C)  social placement 
D)  manifest function

Question 18

Richard and Mandy are playing at daycare.Mandy is stacking the blocks and knocking the piles down.Richard watches and tries to do it himself.Soon they are having stacking competitions.What kind of education is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  informal 
B)  voluntary 
C)  mandatory 
D)  formal 
A)  informal 
B)  voluntary 
C)  mandatory 
D)  formal

Question 19

The first colleges and universities were developed right after the Industrial Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Nadir speaks four languages,invests in numerous stocks,values higher education,and attends the opera and the ballet on a regular basis.Which term best describes these particular attributes of Nadir?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural capital 
B)  material culture 
C)  accumulated social wisdom 
D)  social wisdom 
A)  cultural capital 
B)  material culture 
C)  accumulated social wisdom 
D)  social wisdom

Exam 16: Education

The Criminal Code was amended to include bullying as a result of the shooting at Dawson College.

Jim's mothers met and fell in love on campus.Which latent function is this an example of?

What approach would you be following if you argued that language used by educators reinforces traditional gender roles?

What is one of the main results of credentialism?

According to the postmodern perspective,campus facilities such as large food courts with multiple franchises,ATMs,HDTVs,and lavish sports facilities are examples of what?

The text discusses the demands of business and industry for workers capable of filling the emerging white-collar jobs as a reason for the emergence of which kind of education?

William is writing an essay about education as a form of consumerism.Which theoretical perspective is William most likely to use?

McUniversity refers to the obesity epidemic on college campuses.

Jean has been assigned to an academic stream while his best friend,Sue,has been assigned to the advanced stream.What is this an example of?

A new university program is working on therapy through virtual reality for students.What is this an example of?

Approximately 60 percent of college and university students rely on student loans to finance their education.

Tracking involves assigning student to specific courses and educational programs based on their test scores,previous grades,or both.

For some students,labelling amounts to a self-fulfilling prophecy.

The majority of adult Canadians have a university or college degree.

Mandatory education laws usually require children to attend school until what age?

Approximately 60,000 students are home-schooled in Grades K through 12 in Ontario

Sarah wants to get a part-time job,but the morning hours conflict with school.As Sarah is only 15,she isn't allowed to do this.What function is exemplified by this?

Richard and Mandy are playing at daycare.Mandy is stacking the blocks and knocking the piles down.Richard watches and tries to do it himself.Soon they are having stacking competitions.What kind of education is this?

The first colleges and universities were developed right after the Industrial Revolution.

Nadir speaks four languages,invests in numerous stocks,values higher education,and attends the opera and the ballet on a regular basis.Which term best describes these particular attributes of Nadir?

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