Question 1

According to symbolic-interaction analysis, tracking and other forms of labeling in education

Accepted Answer

A) always improve student performance. 
B) are generally helpful to disadvantaged categories of students. 
C) can create a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
D) are linked to the budget concerns of schools. 
A) always improve student performance. 
B) are generally helpful to disadvantaged categories of students. 
C) can create a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
D) are linked to the budget concerns of schools.

Question 2

Which of the following terms refers to lifetime experiences and opportunities that enhance or reduce a student's ability to learn and succeed?

Accepted Answer

A) tracking 
B) cultural capital 
C) home schooling 
D) standardized testing 
A) tracking 
B) cultural capital 
C) home schooling 
D) standardized testing

Question 3

In the world as a whole, about how many men and women are illiterate?

Accepted Answer

A) 75,000 
B) 7.5 million 
C) 750 million 
D) 7.5 billion 
A) 75,000 
B) 7.5 million 
C) 750 million 
D) 7.5 billion

Question 4

Which of the following terms refers to the social institution by which society transmits knowledge to its members?

Accepted Answer

A) socialization 
B) cultural transmission 
C) education 
D) the family 
A) socialization 
B) cultural transmission 
C) education 
D) the family

Question 5

The extent of school violence is higher in

Accepted Answer

A) private schools. 
B) small, rural schools. 
C) urban and suburban schools with large enrollments. 
D) school that require students to wear uniforms or conform to other dress codes. 
A) private schools. 
B) small, rural schools. 
C) urban and suburban schools with large enrollments. 
D) school that require students to wear uniforms or conform to other dress codes.

Question 6

About what percentage of U.S.adults now complete high school?

Accepted Answer

A) 48 percent 
B) 68 percent 
C) 88 percent 
D) 100 percent 
A) 48 percent 
B) 68 percent 
C) 88 percent 
D) 100 percent

Question 7

About how many teaching job vacancies are there each year in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) 3,200 
B) 32,000 
C) 325,000 
D) 3.2 million 
A) 3,200 
B) 32,000 
C) 325,000 
D) 3.2 million

Question 8

According to the liberal point of view, the main cause of school problems is

Accepted Answer

A) too little involvement on the part of parents. 
B) not enough competition among schools. 
C) too little funding for public schools and too much inequality of funding among schools. 
D) that the capitalist economic system created too much inequality to begin with. 
A) too little involvement on the part of parents. 
B) not enough competition among schools. 
C) too little funding for public schools and too much inequality of funding among schools. 
D) that the capitalist economic system created too much inequality to begin with.

Question 9

Which political point of view argues that the main problem of public education is that government controls most schools, so public schools do not have to compete for students?

Accepted Answer

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

According to symbolic-interaction analysis, tracking and other forms of labeling in education

Which of the following terms refers to lifetime experiences and opportunities that enhance or reduce a student's ability to learn and succeed?

In the world as a whole, about how many men and women are illiterate?

Which of the following terms refers to the social institution by which society transmits knowledge to its members?

The extent of school violence is higher in

About what percentage of U.S.adults now complete high school?

About how many teaching job vacancies are there each year in the United States?

According to the liberal point of view, the main cause of school problems is

Which political point of view argues that the main problem of public education is that government controls most schools, so public schools do not have to compete for students?

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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Exam 13: Education

According to symbolic-interaction analysis, tracking and other forms of labeling in education

Which of the following terms refers to lifetime experiences and opportunities that enhance or reduce a student's ability to learn and succeed?

In the world as a whole, about how many men and women are illiterate?

Which of the following terms refers to the social institution by which society transmits knowledge to its members?

The extent of school violence is higher in

About what percentage of U.S.adults now complete high school?

About how many teaching job vacancies are there each year in the United States?

According to the liberal point of view, the main cause of school problems is

Which political point of view argues that the main problem of public education is that government controls most schools, so public schools do not have to compete for students?

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

Filters