Exam 12: Education

Which group of children fare better in school because of an advantaged home environment?

At a parent-teacher meeting, parents adamantly defend their son's faults in math and science and criticize the school system for not addressing his natural gifts in performing arts. Which of the following concepts now being embraced in education are the parents also embracing?

After graduation, three friends from high school all continued their education, but in different schools. When they met up 10 years later, one was a doctor, one was a teacher, and one was a car mechanic. According to the text, which aspect of education would Marxists argue this illustrates?

An academically proficient woman of working-class background goes to university on financially plentiful scholarships and while there she meets her future partner, who is connected to the upper echelons of Canada's Foreign Service. They marry and she eventually becomes a senior government bureaucrat. According to the text, how has her education helped her career?

Darla laments to a colleague that the majority of her introductory to sociology students appear to have taken the course just to get a credit on their transcript. This is very discouraging since Darla spends untold hours every week preparing lesson plans with activities focused on student engagement, and the development of problem solving skills and critical thinking. Which of the following would Darla be called?

Until recently, what proportion of European youth applied to university compared to Canadian university applicants?

Nicole's parents enrolled her in a French immersion school in Ontario, knowing that the program would help her become bilingual. As an adult, Nicole was hired by the federal government because she spoke both French and English. In this example, which of the following can French be seen as?

Students had to give presentations on what made their ethnic background special so other students would learn to appreciate the differences between them. Which of the following does this functionalist lesson plan encourage?

Compare the nature of moral educational before the late 1960s with what came afterward. What was the main difference in morality?

Due to a recent recession and skyrocketing unemployment rates, a whole generation of youth have adopted a pessimistic outlook on the value of education. These youth have gathered together to develop a nihilistic subculture, protesting that educational achievement and the adoption of meritocratic values are of little use given the economic situation of the country. What is the consequence of resistance for many of these youth?

Olivia was analyzing 50 years of data that addressed levels of educational attainment as related to social class backgrounds. According to the text, which of the following would be her finding?

Discuss the three charges made by feminist critics pertaining to how education remains sexually biased in favour of men.

Tammy was discussing the hidden curriculum in schools with Rachel, when Rachel retorted, "You sound like a Marxist sociologist." What did Tammy say that would garner that response?

In comparison with European countries, Canadian education has been quite restrictive and inflexible.

Describe and explain the ideas underlying human capital theory.

Evelyn starts high school and finds level-one courses challenging, and instead takes a collection of level two and three courses in order to graduate. However, when she goes to apply to university, she can't get admitted because she hasn't taken enough level-one courses. What term best describes the consequences for Evelyn's future educational plans?