Exam 16: Education

From a global perspective,describe formal education in postindustrial societies.

According to symbolic interactionists,the undercover curriculum is the transmission of cultural values and attitudes,such as conformity and obedience to authority,through implied demands found in the rules,routines,and regulations of schools.

______________ are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are free from some of the day-to-day bureaucracy of a larger school district that may limit classroom performance.

______________ involves "proper" attitudes toward education,socially approved dress and manners, and knowledge about books,art,music,and other forms of high and popular culture.

The______________is the transmission of cultural values and attitudes,such as conformity and obedience to authority,through implied demands found in rules,routines,and regulations of schools.

The______________programs are programs in which public funds (tax dollars)are provided to parents so they can pay their child's tuition at a private school of their choice.

A______________is an unsubstantiated belief or prediction resulting in behavior that makes the originally false belief come true.

During the Middle Ages,the first colleges and universities were developed under the auspices of:

A key component of Obama's "Race to the Top" program is______________that it______________.

The percentage of people in a specific age range who are not currently enrolled in high school and who do not have a high school degree or its equivalent is referred to as the:

Discuss problems within elementary and secondary schools.

Lyotard conceptualized knowledge as______________that is exchanged between producers and consumers.

For students who take out financial aid loans,the average amount of debt is approximately .

There appears to be a lack of faculty diversity.White Americans make up 79 percent of all full-time faculty members,as compared with______________percent of African Americans,4.2 percent of Hispanic Americans,and .5 percent of Native Americans.

Some purposes of education are______________-open,stated,and intended goals or consequences of activities within an organization or institution.

Postmodern views of higher education might incorporate the ideas of sociologist George Ritzer,who believes that "McUniversity" can be thought of as a means of educational consumption that allows students to consume educational services and eventually obtain "goods" such as degrees and credentials.

Describe the functionalist perspective on education and note the societal importance of latent functions fulfilled by this social institution.

Education keeps students off the street and out of the full-time job market for a number of years,thus helping keep unemployment within reasonable bounds.This illustrates a latent function of education.

Discuss the conflict perspective on education and distinguish how the hidden curriculum is influenced by social class and results in gender bias.

According to sociologist______________,education is crucial for promoting solidarity and stability in society.Education is the "influence exercised by adult generations on those that are not yet ready for social life." In other words,we can learn from what others have already experienced.