Question 1

Prior to the civil rights movement, the main reason that schools in the North were segregated was that

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A) most African Americans had little choice but to live in all-black neighborhoods. 
B) federal laws mandated segregated schools throughout the country. 
C) because both white and black parents preferred to keep their children with those "of their own kind." 
D) few African Americans lived in cities. 
A) most African Americans had little choice but to live in all-black neighborhoods. 
B) federal laws mandated segregated schools throughout the country. 
C) because both white and black parents preferred to keep their children with those "of their own kind." 
D) few African Americans lived in cities.

Question 2

A school that provides students with learning disabilities with separate classes taught by specially trained teachers is following a policy of

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A) special education. 
B) tracking. 
C) mainstreaming. 
D) redlining. 
A) special education. 
B) tracking. 
C) mainstreaming. 
D) redlining.

Question 3

Doug Downey and his colleagues discovered that U.S.children spend what percentage of their waking hours in a given year in school?

Accepted Answer

A) 13 percent 
B) 23 percent 
C) 33 percent 
D) 43 percent 
A) 13 percent 
B) 23 percent 
C) 33 percent 
D) 43 percent

Question 4

On the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), for all racial and ethnic categories of people, a higher rate of poverty is linked to

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A) lower performance on the test. 
B) no change on test scores. 
C) a slight increase in test scores. 
D) a large increase in test scores. 
A) lower performance on the test. 
B) no change on test scores. 
C) a slight increase in test scores. 
D) a large increase in test scores.

Question 5

As the U.S.economy moved from farming to industry, the responsibility for teaching the young moved from parents to

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A) the workplace. 
B) specially trained teachers. 
C) the community. 
D) technology. 
A) the workplace. 
B) specially trained teachers. 
C) the community. 
D) technology.

Question 6

New York Public School 261, described by Jonathan Kozol as overcrowded, with inadequate heat and air conditioning, and no playground, stands out as

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A) having a diverse mix of racial and ethnic students that mirrors New York. 
B) enrolling children of all class levels. 
C) excelling in sports. 
D) having a large minority student population. 
A) having a diverse mix of racial and ethnic students that mirrors New York. 
B) enrolling children of all class levels. 
C) excelling in sports. 
D) having a large minority student population.

Question 7

What policy mandates teaching non-English speakers in English?

Accepted Answer

A) bilingual education 
B) English immersion 
C) official English 
D) linguistic mainstreaming 
A) bilingual education 
B) English immersion 
C) official English 
D) linguistic mainstreaming

Question 8

From which political point of view would someone claim that it is far less costly to pay for good schools today than to pay the costs of dealing with the problems that result from poor schools?

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A) conservative 
B) radical right 
C) radical left 
D) liberal 
A) conservative 
B) radical right 
C) radical left 
D) liberal

Question 9

The ability to read and write is referred to as

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A) education. 
B) literacy. 
C) schooling. 
D) socialization. 
A) education. 
B) literacy. 
C) schooling. 
D) socialization.

Question 10

What percentage of undergraduates enrolled in U.S.colleges are women?

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A) 37 percent 
B) 47 percent 
C) 57 percent 
D) 67 percent 
A) 37 percent 
B) 47 percent 
C) 57 percent 
D) 67 percent

Question 11

In 1998, Californians passed Proposition 227, which

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A) prohibited teachers from using physical punishment to discipline students. 
B) allowed teachers to talk about birth control in public schools. 
C) banned bilingual programs in favor of the English-immersion approach. 
D) mandated that school teachers must teach in English until at least the ninth grade. 
A) prohibited teachers from using physical punishment to discipline students. 
B) allowed teachers to talk about birth control in public schools. 
C) banned bilingual programs in favor of the English-immersion approach. 
D) mandated that school teachers must teach in English until at least the ninth grade.

Question 12

Compared to 1960, today we find school segregation is

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A) a thing of the past that no longer exists. 
B) reduced far below what it was then. 
C) about the same now as it was then. 
D) much greater than it was then. 
A) a thing of the past that no longer exists. 
B) reduced far below what it was then. 
C) about the same now as it was then. 
D) much greater than it was then.

Question 13

The dropout rate for young people from families with incomes $100,000 and above is less than 3 percent; for those from families with incomes below $30,000, the dropout rate is about

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A) 2 percent. 
B) 12 percent. 
C) 22 percent. 
D) 32 percent. 
A) 2 percent. 
B) 12 percent. 
C) 22 percent. 
D) 32 percent.

Question 14

In 1997, the state of Vermont enacted a law (Act 60) that

Accepted Answer

A) combines school taxes across the state and redistributes funding on an equal, per-student basis. 
B) eliminated property taxes as a method of gaining school funding. 
C) enacted a "voucher system" that parents could use to "pay" for their child to attend a private or parochial school. 
D) eliminated busing. 
A) combines school taxes across the state and redistributes funding on an equal, per-student basis. 
B) eliminated property taxes as a method of gaining school funding. 
C) enacted a "voucher system" that parents could use to "pay" for their child to attend a private or parochial school. 
D) eliminated busing.

Question 15

Which of the following terms refers to formal instruction carried out by specially trained teachers?

Accepted Answer

A) education 
B) socialization 
C) cultural transmission 
D) schooling 
A) education 
B) socialization 
C) cultural transmission 
D) schooling

Question 16

Since 1979, women have outnumbered men in U.S.colleges and universities.Despite this remarkable change, women still

Accepted Answer

A) usually fail to graduate. 
B) are more inclined to major in math, science, or engineering. 
C) attend college primarily in order to meet a successful husband. 
D) tend to concentrate in many traditionally feminine majors. 
A) usually fail to graduate. 
B) are more inclined to major in math, science, or engineering. 
C) attend college primarily in order to meet a successful husband. 
D) tend to concentrate in many traditionally feminine majors.

Question 17

About 35 million men and women in the United States do not read, write, or do basic arithmetic well enough to carry out daily responsibilities.This situation is the problem of

Accepted Answer

A) low ambition. 
B) poor socialization. 
C) functional illiteracy. 
D) dropping out. 
A) low ambition. 
B) poor socialization. 
C) functional illiteracy. 
D) dropping out.

Question 18

Church-sponsored parochial schools in the United States were most popular among

Accepted Answer

A) southerners. 
B) Californians. 
C) rural farmers. 
D) Catholic immigrants. 
A) southerners. 
B) Californians. 
C) rural farmers. 
D) Catholic immigrants.

Question 19

Public schools that offer special facilities and programs in pursuit of educational excellence are known as

Accepted Answer

A) charter schools 
B) magnet schools 
C) voucher programs 
D) mainstreaming 
A) charter schools 
B) magnet schools 
C) voucher programs 
D) mainstreaming

Question 20

Chris teaches at a university and holds the rank of full professor with tenure.Based on the statistical likelihood, Chris is probably

Accepted Answer

A) female. 
B) male. 
C) conservative. 
D) African American. 
A) female. 
B) male. 
C) conservative. 
D) African American.

Prior to the civil rights movement, the main reason that schools in the North were segregated was that

A school that provides students with learning disabilities with separate classes taught by specially trained teachers is following a policy of

Doug Downey and his colleagues discovered that U.S.children spend what percentage of their waking hours in a given year in school?

On the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), for all racial and ethnic categories of people, a higher rate of poverty is linked to

As the U.S.economy moved from farming to industry, the responsibility for teaching the young moved from parents to

New York Public School 261, described by Jonathan Kozol as overcrowded, with inadequate heat and air conditioning, and no playground, stands out as

What policy mandates teaching non-English speakers in English?

From which political point of view would someone claim that it is far less costly to pay for good schools today than to pay the costs of dealing with the problems that result from poor schools?

The ability to read and write is referred to as

What percentage of undergraduates enrolled in U.S.colleges are women?

In 1998, Californians passed Proposition 227, which

Compared to 1960, today we find school segregation is

The dropout rate for young people from families with incomes $100,000 and above is less than 3 percent; for those from families with incomes below $30,000, the dropout rate is about

In 1997, the state of Vermont enacted a law (Act 60) that

Which of the following terms refers to formal instruction carried out by specially trained teachers?

Since 1979, women have outnumbered men in U.S.colleges and universities.Despite this remarkable change, women still

About 35 million men and women in the United States do not read, write, or do basic arithmetic well enough to carry out daily responsibilities.This situation is the problem of

Church-sponsored parochial schools in the United States were most popular among

Public schools that offer special facilities and programs in pursuit of educational excellence are known as

Chris teaches at a university and holds the rank of full professor with tenure.Based on the statistical likelihood, Chris is probably

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Exam 13: Education

Prior to the civil rights movement, the main reason that schools in the North were segregated was that

A school that provides students with learning disabilities with separate classes taught by specially trained teachers is following a policy of

Doug Downey and his colleagues discovered that U.S.children spend what percentage of their waking hours in a given year in school?

On the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), for all racial and ethnic categories of people, a higher rate of poverty is linked to

As the U.S.economy moved from farming to industry, the responsibility for teaching the young moved from parents to

New York Public School 261, described by Jonathan Kozol as overcrowded, with inadequate heat and air conditioning, and no playground, stands out as

What policy mandates teaching non-English speakers in English?

From which political point of view would someone claim that it is far less costly to pay for good schools today than to pay the costs of dealing with the problems that result from poor schools?

The ability to read and write is referred to as

What percentage of undergraduates enrolled in U.S.colleges are women?

In 1998, Californians passed Proposition 227, which

Compared to 1960, today we find school segregation is

The dropout rate for young people from families with incomes $100,000 and above is less than 3 percent; for those from families with incomes below $30,000, the dropout rate is about

In 1997, the state of Vermont enacted a law (Act 60) that

Which of the following terms refers to formal instruction carried out by specially trained teachers?

Since 1979, women have outnumbered men in U.S.colleges and universities.Despite this remarkable change, women still

About 35 million men and women in the United States do not read, write, or do basic arithmetic well enough to carry out daily responsibilities.This situation is the problem of

Church-sponsored parochial schools in the United States were most popular among

Public schools that offer special facilities and programs in pursuit of educational excellence are known as

Chris teaches at a university and holds the rank of full professor with tenure.Based on the statistical likelihood, Chris is probably

Sociology: Studying Social Problems

Economic Inequality

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Aging and Inequality

Crime, Violence, and Criminal Justice

Sexuality

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Physical and Mental Health

Economy and Politics

Work and the Workplace

Family Life

Urban Life

Population and Global Inequality

Technology and the Environment

War and Terrorism

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