Question 1

Which researcher's work yielded the concept referred to as the teacher-expectancy effect?

Accepted Answer

A) Talcott Parsons 
B) Howard Becker 
C) Robert Rosenthal 
D) Max Weber 
A) Talcott Parsons 
B) Howard Becker 
C) Robert Rosenthal 
D) Max Weber

Question 2

In the United States,schoolchildren are taught not to speak until the teacher calls on them and to regulate their activities according to clocks or bells.This learning experience illustrates

Accepted Answer

A) credentialism. 
B) the correspondence principle. 
C) the hidden curriculum. 
D) the teacher-expectancy effect. 
A) credentialism. 
B) the correspondence principle. 
C) the hidden curriculum. 
D) the teacher-expectancy effect.

Question 3

Critics of bilingualism in schools in the United States argue that

Accepted Answer

A) these bilingual programs cost too much. 
B) earlier groups of immigrants learned English without these programs. 
C) bilingualism undermines the social and political integration that education has traditionally promoted. 
D) None of these answers is correct. 
A) these bilingual programs cost too much. 
B) earlier groups of immigrants learned English without these programs. 
C) bilingualism undermines the social and political integration that education has traditionally promoted. 
D) None of these answers is correct.

Question 4

An increase in the lowest level of education required to enter a field is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) the hidden curriculum. 
B) escalation. 
C) credentialism. 
D) the worker-expectancy effect. 
A) the hidden curriculum. 
B) escalation. 
C) credentialism. 
D) the worker-expectancy effect.

Question 5

Which of the following illustrates a current trend in higher education?

Accepted Answer

A) White participation in higher education fell from 44 percent to 28 percent between 1978 and 2008. 
B) More women than men are participating in higher education. 
C) Equal gains are being made by Latino and African American groups in educational attainment. 
D) All of these answers are correct. 
A) White participation in higher education fell from 44 percent to 28 percent between 1978 and 2008. 
B) More women than men are participating in higher education. 
C) Equal gains are being made by Latino and African American groups in educational attainment. 
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 6

Which sociological perspective portrays contemporary education as basically benign-for example,it argues that schools rationally sort and select students for future high-status positions,thereby meeting society's need for talented and expert personnel?

Accepted Answer

A) functionalist perspective 
B) conflict perspective 
C) interactionist perspective 
D) labeling theory 
A) functionalist perspective 
B) conflict perspective 
C) interactionist perspective 
D) labeling theory

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true regarding gender and education?

Accepted Answer

A) In the late 1960s,twice as many women as men received degrees. 
B) Today,women outnumber men at college commencements. 
C) Few women are enrolled in graduate education. 
D) Few women enroll in medical,dental,or law school. 
A) In the late 1960s,twice as many women as men received degrees. 
B) Today,women outnumber men at college commencements. 
C) Few women are enrolled in graduate education. 
D) Few women enroll in medical,dental,or law school.

Question 8

The correspondence principle refers to schools that perpetuate social-class integration within a community setting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A particular college requires students to live on campus during their first two years to help foster a sense of community among diverse groups.This

Accepted Answer

A) is illegal in most states. 
B) serves a latent function of education. 
C) serves a manifest function of education. 
D) is an attempt to re-socialize improper behavior. 
A) is illegal in most states. 
B) serves a latent function of education. 
C) serves a manifest function of education. 
D) is an attempt to re-socialize improper behavior.

Question 10

Numerous sociological studies have revealed that additional years of formal schooling are associated with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) openness to new ideas 
B) more conservative social viewpoints 
C) lower average incomes 
D) All of these answers are correct. 
A) openness to new ideas 
B) more conservative social viewpoints 
C) lower average incomes 
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 11

Researchers have identified distinctive student subcultures on college campuses.The students who focus on having fun and socializing are referred to as the ________ subculture.

Accepted Answer

A) academic 
B) collegiate 
C) fraternity 
D) nonconformist 
A) academic 
B) collegiate 
C) fraternity 
D) nonconformist

Question 12

How many gay-straight alliances (GSAs)were in place in schools nationwide in 2005?

Accepted Answer

A) less than 100 
B) about 500 
C) about 1,000 
D) nearly 3,000 
A) less than 100 
B) about 500 
C) about 1,000 
D) nearly 3,000

Question 13

The overall prestige of the teaching profession has increased over the last decade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In 2009 among the following nations,which had the lowest percentage of persons who had graduated with a higher education degree?

Accepted Answer

A) Ireland 
B) Great Britain 
C) Turkey 
D) Mexico 
A) Ireland 
B) Great Britain 
C) Turkey 
D) Mexico

Question 15

About how many children are homeschooled in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) 88,000 
B) 800,000 
C) 1 million 
D) 1.5 million 
A) 88,000 
B) 800,000 
C) 1 million 
D) 1.5 million

Question 16

Bestowing status on students by awarding them a diploma after they have successfully completed all graduation requirements can be considered a

Accepted Answer

A) manifest function of education. 
B) latent function of education. 
C) dysfunction of education. 
D) goal of the interactionist approach to education. 
A) manifest function of education. 
B) latent function of education. 
C) dysfunction of education. 
D) goal of the interactionist approach to education.

Question 17

Which of the following is stressed by formal education?

Accepted Answer

A) the liberal use of broad generalizations 
B) the importance of qualifying statements 
C) the acceptance of established truths 
D) the acceptance of established practices 
A) the liberal use of broad generalizations 
B) the importance of qualifying statements 
C) the acceptance of established truths 
D) the acceptance of established practices

Question 18

In many respects,today's schools,when viewed as an example of a formal organization,are similar to factories,hospitals,and business firms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which perspective generally takes a positive view of the bureaucratization of education?

Accepted Answer

A) functionalist perspective 
B) conflict perspective 
C) interactionist perspective 
D) feminist perspective 
A) functionalist perspective 
B) conflict perspective 
C) interactionist perspective 
D) feminist perspective

Question 20

What is tracking?

Accepted Answer

A) the standards of behavior that are deemed proper by society and are taught subtly in schools 
B) the process of following a student's academic progress from first through twelfth grades 
C) the practice of integrating handicapped children into "regular" classrooms 
D) the practice of placing students in specific curriculum groups on the basis of test scores and other criteria 
A) the standards of behavior that are deemed proper by society and are taught subtly in schools 
B) the process of following a student's academic progress from first through twelfth grades 
C) the practice of integrating handicapped children into "regular" classrooms 
D) the practice of placing students in specific curriculum groups on the basis of test scores and other criteria

Which researcher's work yielded the concept referred to as the teacher-expectancy effect?

In the United States,schoolchildren are taught not to speak until the teacher calls on them and to regulate their activities according to clocks or bells.This learning experience illustrates

Critics of bilingualism in schools in the United States argue that

An increase in the lowest level of education required to enter a field is referred to as

Which of the following illustrates a current trend in higher education?

Which sociological perspective portrays contemporary education as basically benign-for example,it argues that schools rationally sort and select students for future high-status positions,thereby meeting society's need for talented and expert personnel?

Which of the following statements is true regarding gender and education?

The correspondence principle refers to schools that perpetuate social-class integration within a community setting.

A particular college requires students to live on campus during their first two years to help foster a sense of community among diverse groups.This

Numerous sociological studies have revealed that additional years of formal schooling are associated with which of the following?

Researchers have identified distinctive student subcultures on college campuses.The students who focus on having fun and socializing are referred to as the ________ subculture.

How many gay-straight alliances (GSAs)were in place in schools nationwide in 2005?

The overall prestige of the teaching profession has increased over the last decade.

In 2009 among the following nations,which had the lowest percentage of persons who had graduated with a higher education degree?

About how many children are homeschooled in the United States?

Bestowing status on students by awarding them a diploma after they have successfully completed all graduation requirements can be considered a

Which of the following is stressed by formal education?

In many respects,today's schools,when viewed as an example of a formal organization,are similar to factories,hospitals,and business firms.

Which perspective generally takes a positive view of the bureaucratization of education?

What is tracking?

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Exam 14: Education

Which researcher's work yielded the concept referred to as the teacher-expectancy effect?

In the United States,schoolchildren are taught not to speak until the teacher calls on them and to regulate their activities according to clocks or bells.This learning experience illustrates

Critics of bilingualism in schools in the United States argue that

An increase in the lowest level of education required to enter a field is referred to as

Which of the following illustrates a current trend in higher education?

Which sociological perspective portrays contemporary education as basically benign-for example,it argues that schools rationally sort and select students for future high-status positions,thereby meeting society's need for talented and expert personnel?

Which of the following statements is true regarding gender and education?

The correspondence principle refers to schools that perpetuate social-class integration within a community setting.

A particular college requires students to live on campus during their first two years to help foster a sense of community among diverse groups.This

Numerous sociological studies have revealed that additional years of formal schooling are associated with which of the following?

Researchers have identified distinctive student subcultures on college campuses.The students who focus on having fun and socializing are referred to as the ________ subculture.

How many gay-straight alliances (GSAs)were in place in schools nationwide in 2005?

The overall prestige of the teaching profession has increased over the last decade.

In 2009 among the following nations,which had the lowest percentage of persons who had graduated with a higher education degree?

About how many children are homeschooled in the United States?

Bestowing status on students by awarding them a diploma after they have successfully completed all graduation requirements can be considered a

Which of the following is stressed by formal education?

In many respects,today's schools,when viewed as an example of a formal organization,are similar to factories,hospitals,and business firms.

Which perspective generally takes a positive view of the bureaucratization of education?

What is tracking?

Understanding Sociology

Sociological Research

Culture

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Interaction,social Structure,and Groups

The Mass Media

Deviance,crime,and Social Control

Stratification and Social Mobility in the United States

Global Inequality

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Stratification by Gender

Stratification by Age

The Family and Human Sexuality

Religion

Government and the Economy

Health,population,and Environment

Social Movements and Social Change in the Global Community

Filters