Question 1

Given what is known about the effectiveness and desirability of virtual education, what is a likely outcome of the availability of online education?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is likely to mainly be given to the elite because of the expense of sophisticated computer technology. 
B)  It is likely to be available to an increasing number of students due to its convenience and flexibility. 
C)  It is likely to be available mainly to poorer students who cannot afford private schools that still employ teachers. 
D)  It is likely to fade out as people recognize that students at certain levels cannot teach themselves, even with facilitative assistance in the virtual classroom. 
A)  It is likely to mainly be given to the elite because of the expense of sophisticated computer technology. 
B)  It is likely to be available to an increasing number of students due to its convenience and flexibility. 
C)  It is likely to be available mainly to poorer students who cannot afford private schools that still employ teachers. 
D)  It is likely to fade out as people recognize that students at certain levels cannot teach themselves, even with facilitative assistance in the virtual classroom.

Question 2

Conflict theorists challenge the functionalist assumption of meritocracy and identify other factors that contribute to educational and economic success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How did the introduction of the printing press lead to the expansion of mass education?

Accepted Answer

A)  It spread the influence of the priesthood. 
B)  It spread the guild system beyond urban areas. 
C)  It spread literacy beyond those with elite educations. 
D)  It spread the elements of social reproduction and democracy. 
A)  It spread the influence of the priesthood. 
B)  It spread the guild system beyond urban areas. 
C)  It spread literacy beyond those with elite educations. 
D)  It spread the elements of social reproduction and democracy.

Question 4

Which of the following statements best describes what sociologists call the hidden curriculum?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are rules, procedures, and norms taught to learners as part of their lessons. 
B)  There are rules, procedures, and norms that shape behaviour without being part of any lessons. 
C)  There are educational objectives that serve to restrict opportunities for visible minorities. 
D)  There are educational lessons that provide more opportunities for visible minorities. 
A)  There are rules, procedures, and norms taught to learners as part of their lessons. 
B)  There are rules, procedures, and norms that shape behaviour without being part of any lessons. 
C)  There are educational objectives that serve to restrict opportunities for visible minorities. 
D)  There are educational lessons that provide more opportunities for visible minorities.

Question 5

What do most sociologists conclude about IQ test scores?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are mostly social in origin. 
B)  They are mostly genetic in origin. 
C)  They are the only true reflection of meritocracy. 
D)  They have become inflated. 
A)  They are mostly social in origin. 
B)  They are mostly genetic in origin. 
C)  They are the only true reflection of meritocracy. 
D)  They have become inflated.

Question 6

Lionel's parents both have only high school diplomas. According to the 2011 data in the textbook, what is Lionel most likely to do after high school?

Accepted Answer

A)  attend a university 
B)  attend a college 
C)  attend a trade school 
D)  join the military 
A)  attend a university 
B)  attend a college 
C)  attend a trade school 
D)  join the military

Question 7

Twyla is a registered nurse (RN) who has been on the job for 20 years. While her job is safe because she is unionized, she notices that all new applicants for the same job are required to have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. What process has taken place here?

Accepted Answer

A)  meritocracy 
B)  credential inflation 
C)  professionalization 
D)  social exclusion 
A)  meritocracy 
B)  credential inflation 
C)  professionalization 
D)  social exclusion

Question 8

Education systems direct students who have less developed academic skills into a future in the lower classes. What do we call this process?

Accepted Answer

A)  funnelling 
B)  slotting 
C)  sorting 
D)  classifying 
A)  funnelling 
B)  slotting 
C)  sorting 
D)  classifying

Question 9

Eventually, it was universally acknowledged that the first step to achieving a highly productive economy is to create an educational system that is large enough to create a mass labour force and rich enough to train and employ an elite of researchers able to work at the cutting edge of modern science.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the 1700s, Edward was taught reading, mathematics, history, philosophy, and several languages. Where did he almost certainly get this education?

Accepted Answer

A)  at a university 
B)  at a monastery 
C)  at his home 
D)  at a local marketplace 
A)  at a university 
B)  at a monastery 
C)  at his home 
D)  at a local marketplace

Question 11

A large scholarship is available only to students whose parents are alumni from a certain university. What is reinforced by this criterion for scholarship application?

Accepted Answer

A)  meritocracy 
B)  social exclusion 
C)  professionalization 
D)  credential inflation 
A)  meritocracy 
B)  social exclusion 
C)  professionalization 
D)  credential inflation

Question 12

Quite a few sociologists argue that education reproduces the existing stratification system. What do they mean by this?

Accepted Answer

Quite a few sociologists argue that educ

Question 13

Men outnumber women two to one in which of the following university programs in Canada today?

Accepted Answer

A)  social sciences 
B)  business 
C)  STEM fields 
D)  health 
A)  social sciences 
B)  business 
C)  STEM fields 
D)  health

Question 14

What is a Head Start program?

Accepted Answer

The Head Start program is a federally fu

Question 15

Which of the following functions of education do the creation of a common identity, common standards, patriotism, and civic responsibility reflect?

Accepted Answer

A)  a lateral function 
B)  a manifest function 
C)  a latent function 
D)  a collateral function 
A)  a lateral function 
B)  a manifest function 
C)  a latent function 
D)  a collateral function

Question 16

Research shows that when parental income and education are taken into account, university participation rates of children are more strongly correlated with their parents' education levels than their income. Which of the following theories does this research support?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx's theory of economic capital 
B)  Émile Durkheim's theory of social integration 
C)  Randall Collins's theory of credential inflation 
D)  Pierre Bourdieu's theory of cultural capital 
A)  Karl Marx's theory of economic capital 
B)  Émile Durkheim's theory of social integration 
C)  Randall Collins's theory of credential inflation 
D)  Pierre Bourdieu's theory of cultural capital

Question 17

According to Pierre Bourdieu, schoolchildren are rewarded by how closely they affiliate with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  objective standards of performance 
B)  the standards of meritocracy 
C)  the messages of dominant culture 
D)  a secularized curriculum 
A)  objective standards of performance 
B)  the standards of meritocracy 
C)  the messages of dominant culture 
D)  a secularized curriculum

Question 18

Around 1900, which two countries were the first to create systems of universal education for youth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany and France 
B)  the United Kingdom and Ireland 
C)  Italy and Japan 
D)  Canada and the United States 
A)  Germany and France 
B)  the United Kingdom and Ireland 
C)  Italy and Japan 
D)  Canada and the United States

Question 19

According to the textbook, which of the following is concluded respecting a comparison of male and female participation in postsecondary education today?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are higher numbers of males achieving a postsecondary education. 
B)  There are higher numbers of females achieving a postsecondary education. 
C)  Men and women achieve a postsecondary education at similar rates. 
D)  Men participate primarily in business fields and women are found primarily in health studies. 
A)  There are higher numbers of males achieving a postsecondary education. 
B)  There are higher numbers of females achieving a postsecondary education. 
C)  Men and women achieve a postsecondary education at similar rates. 
D)  Men participate primarily in business fields and women are found primarily in health studies.

Question 20

In the 1960s, what were the children of immigrants who spoke neither French nor English called?

Accepted Answer

A)  unilinguists 
B)  allophones 
C)  sans culottes 
D)  anti-linguists 
A)  unilinguists 
B)  allophones 
C)  sans culottes 
D)  anti-linguists

Exam 17: Education

Given what is known about the effectiveness and desirability of virtual education, what is a likely outcome of the availability of online education?

Conflict theorists challenge the functionalist assumption of meritocracy and identify other factors that contribute to educational and economic success.

How did the introduction of the printing press lead to the expansion of mass education?

Which of the following statements best describes what sociologists call the hidden curriculum?

What do most sociologists conclude about IQ test scores?

Lionel's parents both have only high school diplomas. According to the 2011 data in the textbook, what is Lionel most likely to do after high school?

Twyla is a registered nurse (RN) who has been on the job for 20 years. While her job is safe because she is unionized, she notices that all new applicants for the same job are required to have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. What process has taken place here?

Education systems direct students who have less developed academic skills into a future in the lower classes. What do we call this process?

In the 1700s, Edward was taught reading, mathematics, history, philosophy, and several languages. Where did he almost certainly get this education?

A large scholarship is available only to students whose parents are alumni from a certain university. What is reinforced by this criterion for scholarship application?

Quite a few sociologists argue that education reproduces the existing stratification system. What do they mean by this?

Men outnumber women two to one in which of the following university programs in Canada today?

What is a Head Start program?

Which of the following functions of education do the creation of a common identity, common standards, patriotism, and civic responsibility reflect?

Research shows that when parental income and education are taken into account, university participation rates of children are more strongly correlated with their parents' education levels than their income. Which of the following theories does this research support?

According to Pierre Bourdieu, schoolchildren are rewarded by how closely they affiliate with which of the following?

Around 1900, which two countries were the first to create systems of universal education for youth?

According to the textbook, which of the following is concluded respecting a comparison of male and female participation in postsecondary education today?

In the 1960s, what were the children of immigrants who spoke neither French nor English called?

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