Question 1

What do we call the expectation of an outcome that causes what it predicts?

Accepted Answer

A)  a self-fulfilling prophecy 
B)  a speculative inquiry 
C)  intellectual curiosity 
D)  exclusion prediction 
A)  a self-fulfilling prophecy 
B)  a speculative inquiry 
C)  intellectual curiosity 
D)  exclusion prediction

Question 2

According to the textbook,which of the following is one rationale for grade inflation?

Accepted Answer

A)  the current generation's technological prowess 
B)  the sense of entitlement the current generation possesses 
C)  the fact that the current generation of professors were not trained as rigorously as the current generation of students 
D)  the fact that professors award grades today based on competence in extra-curricular activities and on leadership skills 
A)  the current generation's technological prowess 
B)  the sense of entitlement the current generation possesses 
C)  the fact that the current generation of professors were not trained as rigorously as the current generation of students 
D)  the fact that professors award grades today based on competence in extra-curricular activities and on leadership skills

Question 3

Which of the following educational backgrounds did the highest proportion of people earning $40 000-$59 000 per year in 2006 have?

Accepted Answer

A)  trade school 
B)  college 
C)  university 
D)  direct real-world experience/apprenticeship 
A)  trade school 
B)  college 
C)  university 
D)  direct real-world experience/apprenticeship

Question 4

Research conducted in Toronto determined that black students were more likely to be streamed into low-level academic programming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Sandra's parents both have master's degrees in sociology.According to the 2007 data in the textbook,what is Sandra 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 6

The use of corporal punishment in schools (the strap,the ruler,etc)was referred to as pedagogic violence by Pierre Bourdieu.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Before the rise of Protestantism,merchants and tradesmen held a virtual monopoly on literacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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 9

In the 1400s,which of the following people was most likely to be literate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jim Sweeney, an textile artisan 
B)  Thaddeus Bennett, a priest 
C)  Jonathan Williams, a wealthy landowner 
D)  Timothy Phillips, a rich mercantilist 
A)  Jim Sweeney, an textile artisan 
B)  Thaddeus Bennett, a priest 
C)  Jonathan Williams, a wealthy landowner 
D)  Timothy Phillips, a rich mercantilist

Question 10

What was the purpose of the September 1969 demonstration in Montreal?

Accepted Answer

A)  to ensure that the French language became the official language in Quebec 
B)  to ensure that the English language in Quebec was only used in government 
C)  to ensure that French became a requirement of immigration to Quebec 
D)  to ensure that English was not taught in any Quebec schools 
A)  to ensure that the French language became the official language in Quebec 
B)  to ensure that the English language in Quebec was only used in government 
C)  to ensure that French became a requirement of immigration to Quebec 
D)  to ensure that English was not taught in any Quebec schools

Question 11

Why would children of parents from Pakistan likely to be disadvantaged at school?

Accepted Answer

A)  because they lack economic capital 
B)  because they lack popular culture capital 
C)  because they lack cultural capital 
D)  because they lack social inclusion capital 
A)  because they lack economic capital 
B)  because they lack popular culture capital 
C)  because they lack cultural capital 
D)  because they lack social inclusion capital

Question 12

Freja is often in the school principal's office for dressing and acting inappropriately,missing school,and being rude to her teachers.What has she failed to embrace?

Accepted Answer

A)  a self-fulfilling prophecy 
B)  the hidden curriculum 
C)  student class consciousness 
D)  a meritocracy 
A)  a self-fulfilling prophecy 
B)  the hidden curriculum 
C)  student class consciousness 
D)  a meritocracy

Question 13

One of the most widely repeated findings worldwide is that social class strongly affects how much education people attain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Lionel's parents both have only high school diplomas.According to the 2007 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 15

What is exemplified by an appropriate attitude toward education,socially approved apparel and manners,and knowledge of books,art,and music?

Accepted Answer

A)  professionalization 
B)  social wisdom 
C)  cultural capital 
D)  the hidden curriculum 
A)  professionalization 
B)  social wisdom 
C)  cultural capital 
D)  the hidden curriculum

Question 16

At higher levels,educational institutions bring potential mates together,thus serving as a "marriage market." This facilitates assortative mating-choosing mates who are similar to ourselves on various ranking criteria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is an important aspect of public education in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  teaching students about popular culture 
B)  teaching students common culture 
C)  ensuring students are not sorted into categories that will shape their futures 
D)  teaching students how to avoid political influence and think for themselves 
A)  teaching students about popular culture 
B)  teaching students common culture 
C)  ensuring students are not sorted into categories that will shape their futures 
D)  teaching students how to avoid political influence and think for themselves

Question 18

Explain how cultural capital advantages some children.

Accepted Answer

Cultural capital advantages some childre

Question 19

Andrew is currently in grade 9 and does not do well in school but manages to keep passing into the next grade.Which of the following terms best reflects his progress through school to grade 9?

Accepted Answer

A)  educational attainment 
B)  educational achievement 
C)  educational mastery 
D)  educational triumph 
A)  educational attainment 
B)  educational achievement 
C)  educational mastery 
D)  educational triumph

Question 20

Besides the advances in education required in certain occupations due to technological advancements,the demand for higher and higher credentials also has social reasons.According to the textbook,how do new requirements work to keep lower-class people out of certain occupations and higher-class people in those occupations?

Accepted Answer

A)  They act as a regulatory body. 
B)  They act as a sorting mechanism. 
C)  They act as a status achievement monitor. 
D)  They act as an achievement inhibitor. 
A)  They act as a regulatory body. 
B)  They act as a sorting mechanism. 
C)  They act as a status achievement monitor. 
D)  They act as an achievement inhibitor.

Exam 17: Education

What do we call the expectation of an outcome that causes what it predicts?

According to the textbook,which of the following is one rationale for grade inflation?

Which of the following educational backgrounds did the highest proportion of people earning $40 000-$59 000 per year in 2006 have?

Research conducted in Toronto determined that black students were more likely to be streamed into low-level academic programming.

Sandra's parents both have master's degrees in sociology.According to the 2007 data in the textbook,what is Sandra most likely to do after high school?

The use of corporal punishment in schools (the strap,the ruler,etc)was referred to as pedagogic violence by Pierre Bourdieu.

Before the rise of Protestantism,merchants and tradesmen held a virtual monopoly on literacy.

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

In the 1400s,which of the following people was most likely to be literate?

What was the purpose of the September 1969 demonstration in Montreal?

Why would children of parents from Pakistan likely to be disadvantaged at school?

Freja is often in the school principal's office for dressing and acting inappropriately,missing school,and being rude to her teachers.What has she failed to embrace?

One of the most widely repeated findings worldwide is that social class strongly affects how much education people attain.

Lionel's parents both have only high school diplomas.According to the 2007 data in the textbook,what is Lionel most likely to do after high school?

What is exemplified by an appropriate attitude toward education,socially approved apparel and manners,and knowledge of books,art,and music?

At higher levels,educational institutions bring potential mates together,thus serving as a "marriage market." This facilitates assortative mating-choosing mates who are similar to ourselves on various ranking criteria.

Which of the following is an important aspect of public education in Canada?

Explain how cultural capital advantages some children.

Andrew is currently in grade 9 and does not do well in school but manages to keep passing into the next grade.Which of the following terms best reflects his progress through school to grade 9?

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