Question 1

From the findings of Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson's research,we can conclude that

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A)  teachers interact with students who are expected to perform well in ways that put added stress on the student. 
B)  students who are expected to perform well receive less attention from their teachers. 
C)  students who are expected to perform well tend to live up to their teachers' expectations. 
D)  students who are expected to perform well tend to develop a heightened sense of themselves as failures. 
A)  teachers interact with students who are expected to perform well in ways that put added stress on the student. 
B)  students who are expected to perform well receive less attention from their teachers. 
C)  students who are expected to perform well tend to live up to their teachers' expectations. 
D)  students who are expected to perform well tend to develop a heightened sense of themselves as failures.

Question 2

Alienation can be described as

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A)  the ways that humans relate to foreign and unfamiliar ideas,such that the foreign seems at odds with the familiar. 
B)  the patterns of behavior that societies use to distinguish themselves from outsiders. 
C)  the sense that our abilities as human beings are enhanced by God. 
D)  the human tendency to attribute our own culturally created values and norms to divine forces or gods because we do not understand our own history. 
A)  the ways that humans relate to foreign and unfamiliar ideas,such that the foreign seems at odds with the familiar. 
B)  the patterns of behavior that societies use to distinguish themselves from outsiders. 
C)  the sense that our abilities as human beings are enhanced by God. 
D)  the human tendency to attribute our own culturally created values and norms to divine forces or gods because we do not understand our own history.

Question 3

Stephen thinks that the presence of numerous religions means that there is likely to be something for just about everyone.This view reflects the idea of

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A)  dialectical materialism. 
B)  idealism. 
C)  religious economy. 
D)  sectarianism. 
A)  dialectical materialism. 
B)  idealism. 
C)  religious economy. 
D)  sectarianism.

Question 4

The linking of strongly held religious convictions with beliefs about a people's social and political destiny is called

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A)  evangelicalism. 
B)  religious nationalism. 
C)  fundamentalism. 
D)  ecumenicalism. 
A)  evangelicalism. 
B)  religious nationalism. 
C)  fundamentalism. 
D)  ecumenicalism.

Question 5

Religion has the function of uniting a society by ensuring that people meet regularly to affirm common beliefs and values.This is most closely connected to the work of

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A)  Émile Durkheim. 
B)  Max Weber. 
C)  Karl Marx. 
D)  Wade Clark Roof. 
A)  Émile Durkheim. 
B)  Max Weber. 
C)  Karl Marx. 
D)  Wade Clark Roof.

Question 6

What is the theory of religious economy? Please explain your answer in three to five sentences.

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The religious economy theory approach ar

Question 7

What has happened in recent years with respect to school segregation?

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A)  Court decisions have strengthened the ability of schools to bus students. 
B)  For Hispanics,there has been an increase in school segregation. 
C)  Black and white students are no more likely to be in the same classrooms than they were decades ago. 
D)  Racial segregation between school districts (as opposed to within districts)has decreased. 
A)  Court decisions have strengthened the ability of schools to bus students. 
B)  For Hispanics,there has been an increase in school segregation. 
C)  Black and white students are no more likely to be in the same classrooms than they were decades ago. 
D)  Racial segregation between school districts (as opposed to within districts)has decreased.

Question 8

Some sociologists are critical of tracking in schools because

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A)  tracking tends to reproduce existing inequalities,including poverty. 
B)  tracking is usually done inefficiently by contemporary schools. 
C)  tracking creates hierarchies,which sociologists uniformly reject. 
D)  tracking artificially inflates the middle class. 
A)  tracking tends to reproduce existing inequalities,including poverty. 
B)  tracking is usually done inefficiently by contemporary schools. 
C)  tracking creates hierarchies,which sociologists uniformly reject. 
D)  tracking artificially inflates the middle class.

Question 9

According to many sociological studies of educational inequality,what else must occur in order for educational reforms to be successful?

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A)  teacher training reforms 
B)  reforms focused on literacy 
C)  economic reforms 
D)  immigration reform 
A)  teacher training reforms 
B)  reforms focused on literacy 
C)  economic reforms 
D)  immigration reform

Question 10

How is the educational system connected to the reproduction of inequality? Please explain your answer in a short paragraph.

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In the context of education,the social r

Question 11

Hugo notes in his research that religiously inspired movements have often produced dramatic social transformations.His views most closely resemble those of

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A)  Émile Durkheim. 
B)  Wade Clark Roof. 
C)  Karl Marx. 
D)  Max Weber. 
A)  Émile Durkheim. 
B)  Wade Clark Roof. 
C)  Karl Marx. 
D)  Max Weber.

Question 12

What is a reason why many sociologists argued that Kozol's book Fire in the Ashes provides an inaccurate and incomplete view of educational inequality?

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A)  Schools are not integral to the functioning of society and are therefore not worthy of empirical study. 
B)  Young students cannot be trusted as respondents for sociological studies. 
C)  Poor students are likely to lie about their educational experiences to fit into normative constructions of what it means to be educated. 
D)  He had no systematic way in which he chose the schools he studied,which allowed for selection bias. 
A)  Schools are not integral to the functioning of society and are therefore not worthy of empirical study. 
B)  Young students cannot be trusted as respondents for sociological studies. 
C)  Poor students are likely to lie about their educational experiences to fit into normative constructions of what it means to be educated. 
D)  He had no systematic way in which he chose the schools he studied,which allowed for selection bias.

Question 13

What is a latent function of school?

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A)  socializing children into a society's norms and values 
B)  providing the knowledge and skills deemed to be culturally important 
C)  teaching students to sit quietly for long hours and to respect authority 
D)  developing a sense of national identity 
A)  socializing children into a society's norms and values 
B)  providing the knowledge and skills deemed to be culturally important 
C)  teaching students to sit quietly for long hours and to respect authority 
D)  developing a sense of national identity

Question 14

A number of sociologists have argued that the hidden curriculum is the mechanism through which _____ occurs.

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A)  informal learning 
B)  specialized learning 
C)  social reproduction 
D)  tracking 
A)  informal learning 
B)  specialized learning 
C)  social reproduction 
D)  tracking

Question 15

Which theory of education argues that a high school diploma or college degree becomes a signaling device that matters more for predicting later attainment than what the student learned in school?

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A)  functionalist theory 
B)  hidden curriculum 
C)  credentialism theory 
D)  cultural capital 
A)  functionalist theory 
B)  hidden curriculum 
C)  credentialism theory 
D)  cultural capital

Question 16

One detailed review of nearly three dozen studies of student-teacher interactions found that

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A)  teachers initiated more interactions with female students than with male students. 
B)  teachers initiated interactions with female and male students at the same rate. 
C)  interactions with male students were more likely to be negative than those with female students. 
D)  interactions with male students were more likely to be positive than those with female students. 
A)  teachers initiated more interactions with female students than with male students. 
B)  teachers initiated interactions with female and male students at the same rate. 
C)  interactions with male students were more likely to be negative than those with female students. 
D)  interactions with male students were more likely to be positive than those with female students.

Question 17

Karl Marx considered religion to be

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A)  a force for human liberation. 
B)  the primary means of organizing revolution. 
C)  an incubator for new ideas. 
D)  the "opium of the people." 
A)  a force for human liberation. 
B)  the primary means of organizing revolution. 
C)  an incubator for new ideas. 
D)  the "opium of the people."

Question 18

Why are sociologists so concerned with the social organization of religion?

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A)  Religion is the primary source of the development of the economy,which sociologists consider the most important building block of any society. 
B)  Religion is among the most important institutions in society and is a primary source of the deepest-seated norms and values. 
C)  Sociologists view religion as a repressive force,and sociologists value open societies. 
D)  Religion is the institution that determines our basic understandings of ourselves,such as gender,race,nationality,and other markers of identity. 
A)  Religion is the primary source of the development of the economy,which sociologists consider the most important building block of any society. 
B)  Religion is among the most important institutions in society and is a primary source of the deepest-seated norms and values. 
C)  Sociologists view religion as a repressive force,and sociologists value open societies. 
D)  Religion is the institution that determines our basic understandings of ourselves,such as gender,race,nationality,and other markers of identity.

Question 19

Which event is an example of religious nationalism?

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A)  the recent election of President Rouhani in Iran 
B)  Europe's colonization of much of North Africa 
C)  the rule of caliphs over the land stretching through Spain,North Africa,and the Middle East 
D)  Iran's Islamic Revolution 
A)  the recent election of President Rouhani in Iran 
B)  Europe's colonization of much of North Africa 
C)  the rule of caliphs over the land stretching through Spain,North Africa,and the Middle East 
D)  Iran's Islamic Revolution

Question 20

Why did Émile Durkheim believe that religion was useful for human societies?

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A)  Durkheim felt that religions allowed our desires to be expressed in totems and repressed our baser instincts. 
B)  Durkheim held that religion can be an agent of social change. 
C)  Durkheim argued that religion has the function of cohering a society by ensuring that people meet regularly to affirm common beliefs and values. 
D)  Religion,according to Durkheim,allows the strong to assert ideological power over the weak,which leads to societal advancement and evolution. 
A)  Durkheim felt that religions allowed our desires to be expressed in totems and repressed our baser instincts. 
B)  Durkheim held that religion can be an agent of social change. 
C)  Durkheim argued that religion has the function of cohering a society by ensuring that people meet regularly to affirm common beliefs and values. 
D)  Religion,according to Durkheim,allows the strong to assert ideological power over the weak,which leads to societal advancement and evolution.

From the findings of Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson's research,we can conclude that

Alienation can be described as

Stephen thinks that the presence of numerous religions means that there is likely to be something for just about everyone.This view reflects the idea of

The linking of strongly held religious convictions with beliefs about a people's social and political destiny is called

Religion has the function of uniting a society by ensuring that people meet regularly to affirm common beliefs and values.This is most closely connected to the work of

What is the theory of religious economy? Please explain your answer in three to five sentences.

What has happened in recent years with respect to school segregation?

Some sociologists are critical of tracking in schools because

According to many sociological studies of educational inequality,what else must occur in order for educational reforms to be successful?

How is the educational system connected to the reproduction of inequality? Please explain your answer in a short paragraph.

Hugo notes in his research that religiously inspired movements have often produced dramatic social transformations.His views most closely resemble those of

What is a reason why many sociologists argued that Kozol's book Fire in the Ashes provides an inaccurate and incomplete view of educational inequality?

What is a latent function of school?

A number of sociologists have argued that the hidden curriculum is the mechanism through which _____ occurs.

Which theory of education argues that a high school diploma or college degree becomes a signaling device that matters more for predicting later attainment than what the student learned in school?

One detailed review of nearly three dozen studies of student-teacher interactions found that

Karl Marx considered religion to be

Why are sociologists so concerned with the social organization of religion?

Which event is an example of religious nationalism?

Why did Émile Durkheim believe that religion was useful for human societies?

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Exam 12: Education and Religion

From the findings of Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson's research,we can conclude that

Alienation can be described as

Stephen thinks that the presence of numerous religions means that there is likely to be something for just about everyone.This view reflects the idea of

The linking of strongly held religious convictions with beliefs about a people's social and political destiny is called

Religion has the function of uniting a society by ensuring that people meet regularly to affirm common beliefs and values.This is most closely connected to the work of

What is the theory of religious economy? Please explain your answer in three to five sentences.

What has happened in recent years with respect to school segregation?

Some sociologists are critical of tracking in schools because

According to many sociological studies of educational inequality,what else must occur in order for educational reforms to be successful?

How is the educational system connected to the reproduction of inequality? Please explain your answer in a short paragraph.

Hugo notes in his research that religiously inspired movements have often produced dramatic social transformations.His views most closely resemble those of

What is a reason why many sociologists argued that Kozol's book Fire in the Ashes provides an inaccurate and incomplete view of educational inequality?

What is a latent function of school?

A number of sociologists have argued that the hidden curriculum is the mechanism through which _____ occurs.

Which theory of education argues that a high school diploma or college degree becomes a signaling device that matters more for predicting later attainment than what the student learned in school?

One detailed review of nearly three dozen studies of student-teacher interactions found that

Karl Marx considered religion to be

Why are sociologists so concerned with the social organization of religion?

Which event is an example of religious nationalism?

Why did Émile Durkheim believe that religion was useful for human societies?

Sociology: Theory and Method

Culture and Society

Socialization,the Life Course,and Aging

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups,networks,and Organizations

Conformity,deviance,and Crime

Stratification,class,and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Race,ethnicity,and Racism

Families and Intimate Relationships

Politics and Economic Life

The Sociology of the Body: Health, illness, and Sexuality

Urbanization, population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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