Question 1

Discuss the various factors which indicate that religion is flourishing in the United States.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Secularization is a p

Question 2

Tracking often leads to:

Accepted Answer

A)  meritocracy. 
B)  cultural innovation. 
C)  socialization. 
D)  labeling. 
E)  credentialism. 
A)  meritocracy. 
B)  cultural innovation. 
C)  socialization. 
D)  labeling. 
E)  credentialism.

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true of major world religions?

Accepted Answer

A)  The religiously unaffiliated group includes African traditional religions and Chinese folk traditions. 
B)  Worldwide, the largest religious group is Hindus. 
C)  No religious group comes close to being a global majority. 
D)  The third largest religious group is Shintoists. 
E)  Christians outnumber non-Christians 2 to 1. 
A)  The religiously unaffiliated group includes African traditional religions and Chinese folk traditions. 
B)  Worldwide, the largest religious group is Hindus. 
C)  No religious group comes close to being a global majority. 
D)  The third largest religious group is Shintoists. 
E)  Christians outnumber non-Christians 2 to 1.

Question 4

A common criticism is that interactionists' ignore the ways that religion promotes social inequality at the micro level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

_____, a popular term for the religiously unaffiliated, include Asians, young people, males, political independents, those living in the Pacific and New England regions, college graduates, and people in higher-income brackets.

Accepted Answer

A)  Folk religionists 
B)  Nones 
C)  Aborigines 
D)  Theists 
E)  Deists 
A)  Folk religionists 
B)  Nones 
C)  Aborigines 
D)  Theists 
E)  Deists

Question 6

According to functionalists, which of the following is a latent function of education?

Accepted Answer

A)  Schools are socialization agencies that teach children how to get along with others. 
B)  Education transmits knowledge and culture. 
C)  Education promotes cultural innovation. 
D)  Education benefits taxpayers. 
E)  Schools provide childcare for the growing number of single-parent families. 
A)  Schools are socialization agencies that teach children how to get along with others. 
B)  Education transmits knowledge and culture. 
C)  Education promotes cultural innovation. 
D)  Education benefits taxpayers. 
E)  Schools provide childcare for the growing number of single-parent families.

Question 7

Critically evaluate the feminist theorists' views on education.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. A common criticism is

Question 8

The effects of tracking are usually short-lived.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is a criticism of the functionalists' perspective on religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  It implies that religion is indispensable to leading a good life. 
B)  It ignores religion's role in challenging homophobia and uniting people. 
C)  It attaches too much credence to Marx's concept of false consciousness. 
D)  It overlooks the progress and variation of women's leadership in organized religion. 
E)  It focuses on micro-level behavior of religion and ignores social inequality at the macro level. 
A)  It implies that religion is indispensable to leading a good life. 
B)  It ignores religion's role in challenging homophobia and uniting people. 
C)  It attaches too much credence to Marx's concept of false consciousness. 
D)  It overlooks the progress and variation of women's leadership in organized religion. 
E)  It focuses on micro-level behavior of religion and ignores social inequality at the macro level.

Question 10

Emily was always considered a bright student. As a result, she was assigned to classes that involved critical thinking and complex problem solving, while other students were assigned to classes that involved simple skills. She was allotted large quantities of homework that was conceptually complicated. Moreover, she was provided with better quality instruction than other students. In this case, Emily's separation from average students is a result of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a hidden curriculum 
B)  tracking 
C)  credentialism 
D)  meritocracy 
E)  an achievement gap 
A)  a hidden curriculum 
B)  tracking 
C)  credentialism 
D)  meritocracy 
E)  an achievement gap

Question 11

Double segregation refers to:

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A)  separating students not only by race but also by income. 
B)  separating schools not only by neighborhoods but also by funding. 
C)  separating students not only by ability but also by grades. 
D)  separating people not only by their sects but also by their leaders. 
E)  separating religions not only by population but also by impact. 
A)  separating students not only by race but also by income. 
B)  separating schools not only by neighborhoods but also by funding. 
C)  separating students not only by ability but also by grades. 
D)  separating people not only by their sects but also by their leaders. 
E)  separating religions not only by population but also by impact.

Question 12

In the context of social class, which of the following statements is true of religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  People with higher educational levels are more religious than those with less education. 
B)  As education increases, the importance of religion generally decreases. 
C)  As income increases, the importance of religion also increases. 
D)  People with less education are generally nonreligious. 
E)  Education and religion are not correlated. 
A)  People with higher educational levels are more religious than those with less education. 
B)  As education increases, the importance of religion generally decreases. 
C)  As income increases, the importance of religion also increases. 
D)  People with less education are generally nonreligious. 
E)  Education and religion are not correlated.

Question 13

Feminist theorists agree with conflict theorists that religion:

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A)  can promote social change. 
B)  offers hope for the future. 
C)  can foster violence and inequality. 
D)  is innate, not socially constructed. 
E)  provides meaning in life. 
A)  can promote social change. 
B)  offers hope for the future. 
C)  can foster violence and inequality. 
D)  is innate, not socially constructed. 
E)  provides meaning in life.

Question 14

According to a study by Bollag in 2007, in which of the following ways does credential inflation affect students from low-income families?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are not imparted nonacademic knowledge. 
B)  They fall further behind. 
C)  They get easy access to a college education. 
D)  They obtain scholarships. 
E)  They become academically inclined to obtain a college degree. 
A)  They are not imparted nonacademic knowledge. 
B)  They fall further behind. 
C)  They get easy access to a college education. 
D)  They obtain scholarships. 
E)  They become academically inclined to obtain a college degree.

Question 15

In higher education, affirmative action refers to the financial aid provided to students from high-income families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

How does education create and perpetuate social inequality? Support your answer with examples.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. From preschool to gra

Question 17

According to studies by Gewertz in 2009, Kahlenberg in 2010, and Dwyer et al. in 2013, which of the following best explains why many colleges are giving men preferential treatment in admissions?

Accepted Answer

A)  To enroll privileged male students as legacies 
B)  To maintain workers for jobs in the stratification hierarchy 
C)  To avoid large gender imbalances in their student bodies 
D)  To admit talented low-income and minority students 
E)  To handle the stress of their economic and social position 
A)  To enroll privileged male students as legacies 
B)  To maintain workers for jobs in the stratification hierarchy 
C)  To avoid large gender imbalances in their student bodies 
D)  To admit talented low-income and minority students 
E)  To handle the stress of their economic and social position

Question 18

Tracking, the process of assigning students to specific educational programs and classes on the basis of test scores, previous grades, or perceived ability, is also known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  racial grouping. 
B)  affirmative action. 
C)  labeling. 
D)  marginalization. 
E)  streaming. 
A)  racial grouping. 
B)  affirmative action. 
C)  labeling. 
D)  marginalization. 
E)  streaming.

Question 19

_____ is the act of integrating religious beliefs into secular life.

Accepted Answer

A)  Creationism 
B)  Civil religion 
C)  Protestant ethic 
D)  False consciousness 
E)  Fundamentalism 
A)  Creationism 
B)  Civil religion 
C)  Protestant ethic 
D)  False consciousness 
E)  Fundamentalism

Question 20

In the context of the U.S. education system, which of the following statements is true of elementary education?

Accepted Answer

A)  The SAT is becoming an increasingly controversial issue in elementary schools. 
B)  Incompletion of homework does not affect a student's test score. 
C)  Test scores are valid and reliable measures of teacher effectiveness. 
D)  A teacher's quality of undergraduate education affects test scores. 
E)  Test scores are not affected by school funding. 
A)  The SAT is becoming an increasingly controversial issue in elementary schools. 
B)  Incompletion of homework does not affect a student's test score. 
C)  Test scores are valid and reliable measures of teacher effectiveness. 
D)  A teacher's quality of undergraduate education affects test scores. 
E)  Test scores are not affected by school funding.

Discuss the various factors which indicate that religion is flourishing in the United States.

Tracking often leads to:

Which of the following statements is true of major world religions?

A common criticism is that interactionists' ignore the ways that religion promotes social inequality at the micro level.

_____, a popular term for the religiously unaffiliated, include Asians, young people, males, political independents, those living in the Pacific and New England regions, college graduates, and people in higher-income brackets.

According to functionalists, which of the following is a latent function of education?

Critically evaluate the feminist theorists' views on education.

The effects of tracking are usually short-lived.

Which of the following is a criticism of the functionalists' perspective on religion?

Double segregation refers to:

In the context of social class, which of the following statements is true of religion?

Feminist theorists agree with conflict theorists that religion:

According to a study by Bollag in 2007, in which of the following ways does credential inflation affect students from low-income families?

In higher education, affirmative action refers to the financial aid provided to students from high-income families.

How does education create and perpetuate social inequality? Support your answer with examples.

According to studies by Gewertz in 2009, Kahlenberg in 2010, and Dwyer et al. in 2013, which of the following best explains why many colleges are giving men preferential treatment in admissions?

Tracking, the process of assigning students to specific educational programs and classes on the basis of test scores, previous grades, or perceived ability, is also known as:

_____ is the act of integrating religious beliefs into secular life.

In the context of the U.S. education system, which of the following statements is true of elementary education?

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Exam 13: Education and Religion

Discuss the various factors which indicate that religion is flourishing in the United States.

Tracking often leads to:

Which of the following statements is true of major world religions?

A common criticism is that interactionists' ignore the ways that religion promotes social inequality at the micro level.

_____, a popular term for the religiously unaffiliated, include Asians, young people, males, political independents, those living in the Pacific and New England regions, college graduates, and people in higher-income brackets.

According to functionalists, which of the following is a latent function of education?

Critically evaluate the feminist theorists' views on education.

The effects of tracking are usually short-lived.

Which of the following is a criticism of the functionalists' perspective on religion?

Double segregation refers to:

In the context of social class, which of the following statements is true of religion?

Feminist theorists agree with conflict theorists that religion:

According to a study by Bollag in 2007, in which of the following ways does credential inflation affect students from low-income families?

In higher education, affirmative action refers to the financial aid provided to students from high-income families.

How does education create and perpetuate social inequality? Support your answer with examples.

According to studies by Gewertz in 2009, Kahlenberg in 2010, and Dwyer et al. in 2013, which of the following best explains why many colleges are giving men preferential treatment in admissions?

Tracking, the process of assigning students to specific educational programs and classes on the basis of test scores, previous grades, or perceived ability, is also known as:

_____ is the act of integrating religious beliefs into secular life.

In the context of the U.S. education system, which of the following statements is true of elementary education?

Thinking Like a Sociologist

Examining Our Social World

Culture

Socialization

Social Interaction and Social Structure

Social Groups, Organizations, and Social Institutions

Deviance, Crime, and the Criminal Justice System

Social Stratification: United States and Global

Gender and Sexuality

Race and Ethnicity

The Economy and Politics

Families and Aging

Health and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

Social Change: Collective Behavior, Social Movements, and Technology

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