Question 1

Explain the difference between social and cultural capital. Despite this difference, how are the two types of capital linked?

Accepted Answer

Social capital refers to "who you know"

Question 2

What is the achievement gap? Compare and contrast the following sociological explanations for this gap: parental socioeconomic status explanations, tracking explanations, social and cultural capital explanations, and hidden curriculum explanations. Which of these explanations do you find the most persuasive? Why?

Accepted Answer

The achievement gap refers to racial dis

Question 3

Although racial disparities in educational outcomes persist, they are less pronounced today than they were at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Prior to 1885, Chinese American students frequently attended public schools in California.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What proactive measure was successful at helping to integrate school districts after segregation was deemed unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

A)  the creation of integrated after school programs 
B)  race-based channeling 
C)  tracking 
D)  school busing 
A)  the creation of integrated after school programs 
B)  race-based channeling 
C)  tracking 
D)  school busing

Question 6

Explain the tension that Prudence Carter finds between Black students' attempt to be perceived as authentic by their peers and their effort to be perceived as good students by their teachers. Do White students face this same problem? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Carter finds that the cultural resources

Question 7

Undocumented children are not guaranteed access to public education in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Many studies have found that non-White children are more likely to be placed in low-ability groups, beginning in elementary school, whereas White children are more likely to be placed in college-bound tracks in high school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Briefly explain how educational attainment across racial/ethnic groups has changed after the Brown v. Board of Education decision.

Accepted Answer

Brown led to the desegregation

Question 10

Nationally, prior to 1950, the average expenditure for White students was less than two-thirds that for Black students.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Due to affirmative action programs, college admissions committees can admit students purely based on race.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Schools that are predominantly non-White are more likely to be poor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What were the conditions like for Native American children at Indian schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  The children often experienced home-sickness, but the schools provided ample emotional support to combat it 
B)  many were coerced to attend the schools and brutally punished for running away 
C)  students attended classes with Blacks and Latinxs who often ridiculed them 
D)  positive because the teachers created a warm and welcoming environment 
A)  The children often experienced home-sickness, but the schools provided ample emotional support to combat it 
B)  many were coerced to attend the schools and brutally punished for running away 
C)  students attended classes with Blacks and Latinxs who often ridiculed them 
D)  positive because the teachers created a warm and welcoming environment

Question 14

Which court case ruled that schools were not obliged to desegregate, thus resulting in the rapid resegregation of schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mendez v. Westminster 
B)  Dowell v. Oklahoma City 
C)  Regents of the University of California v. Bakke 
D)  Plessy v. Ferguson 
A)  Mendez v. Westminster 
B)  Dowell v. Oklahoma City 
C)  Regents of the University of California v. Bakke 
D)  Plessy v. Ferguson

Question 15

In what way are current Latinx college enrollment rates misleading?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latinx college enrollment rates are lower than Whites, but they graduate at higher rates 
B)  Latinxs are more likely to enroll in college than Whites, but they attend less selective schools and are less likely to earn a four-year degree 
C)  Latino boys have high enrollment rates, but Latina girls have low enrollment rates 
D)  Latinxs have higher enrollment rates than Whites at selective universities, but Whites have higher enrollment rates at community colleges 
A)  Latinx college enrollment rates are lower than Whites, but they graduate at higher rates 
B)  Latinxs are more likely to enroll in college than Whites, but they attend less selective schools and are less likely to earn a four-year degree 
C)  Latino boys have high enrollment rates, but Latina girls have low enrollment rates 
D)  Latinxs have higher enrollment rates than Whites at selective universities, but Whites have higher enrollment rates at community colleges

Question 16

What were Indian Schools? How were students treated in these schools and what were some of the long-term impacts of this treatment?

Accepted Answer

Indian Schools were a mechanism used by

Question 17

Which court case supported segregated schools by deeming that "separate but equal" facilities were constitutional?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mendez v. Westminster 
B)  Brown v. Board of Education 
C)  Regents of the University of California v. Bakke 
D)  Plessy v. Ferguson 
A)  Mendez v. Westminster 
B)  Brown v. Board of Education 
C)  Regents of the University of California v. Bakke 
D)  Plessy v. Ferguson

Question 18

In order to enhance racial diversity on campuses, Title VI of the 1968 Civil Rights Act enabled institutions of higher education to implement _____________ programs.

Accepted Answer

A)  zero tolerance 
B)  affirmative action 
C)  tracking 
D)  achievement 
A)  zero tolerance 
B)  affirmative action 
C)  tracking 
D)  achievement

Question 19

Explain the link between Indian Schools and U.S. governmental policy. How did the practices of these schools reflect this link to government policy?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. government used the Indian scho

Question 20

Today, high levels of racial segregation in schools are most highly associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Poverty 
B)  Racial groups' neighborhood preferences 
C)  The legal institutionalization of segregation 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Poverty 
B)  Racial groups' neighborhood preferences 
C)  The legal institutionalization of segregation 
D)  All of the above

Explain the difference between social and cultural capital. Despite this difference, how are the two types of capital linked?

Although racial disparities in educational outcomes persist, they are less pronounced today than they were at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

Prior to 1885, Chinese American students frequently attended public schools in California.

What proactive measure was successful at helping to integrate school districts after segregation was deemed unconstitutional?

Explain the tension that Prudence Carter finds between Black students' attempt to be perceived as authentic by their peers and their effort to be perceived as good students by their teachers. Do White students face this same problem? Why or why not?

Undocumented children are not guaranteed access to public education in the United States.

Many studies have found that non-White children are more likely to be placed in low-ability groups, beginning in elementary school, whereas White children are more likely to be placed in college-bound tracks in high school.

Briefly explain how educational attainment across racial/ethnic groups has changed after the Brown v. Board of Education decision.

Nationally, prior to 1950, the average expenditure for White students was less than two-thirds that for Black students.

Due to affirmative action programs, college admissions committees can admit students purely based on race.

Schools that are predominantly non-White are more likely to be poor.

What were the conditions like for Native American children at Indian schools?

Which court case ruled that schools were not obliged to desegregate, thus resulting in the rapid resegregation of schools?

In what way are current Latinx college enrollment rates misleading?

What were Indian Schools? How were students treated in these schools and what were some of the long-term impacts of this treatment?

Which court case supported segregated schools by deeming that "separate but equal" facilities were constitutional?

In order to enhance racial diversity on campuses, Title VI of the 1968 Civil Rights Act enabled institutions of higher education to implement _____________ programs.

Explain the link between Indian Schools and U.S. governmental policy. How did the practices of these schools reflect this link to government policy?

Today, high levels of racial segregation in schools are most highly associated with:

The Origin of the Idea of Race

Racisms, Racial Ideologies, and Sociological Theories of Racism

Racism and Nativism in Immigration Policy

Racism in the Media: the Spread of Ideology

Colorism and Skin-Color Stratification

Income and Labor Market Inequality

Inequality in Housing and Wealth

Racism and the Criminal Justice System

Health Inequalities, Environmental Racism, and Environmental Justice

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Exam 6: Educational Inequality

Explain the difference between social and cultural capital. Despite this difference, how are the two types of capital linked?

Although racial disparities in educational outcomes persist, they are less pronounced today than they were at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

Prior to 1885, Chinese American students frequently attended public schools in California.

What proactive measure was successful at helping to integrate school districts after segregation was deemed unconstitutional?

Explain the tension that Prudence Carter finds between Black students' attempt to be perceived as authentic by their peers and their effort to be perceived as good students by their teachers. Do White students face this same problem? Why or why not?

Undocumented children are not guaranteed access to public education in the United States.

Many studies have found that non-White children are more likely to be placed in low-ability groups, beginning in elementary school, whereas White children are more likely to be placed in college-bound tracks in high school.

Briefly explain how educational attainment across racial/ethnic groups has changed after the Brown v. Board of Education decision.

Nationally, prior to 1950, the average expenditure for White students was less than two-thirds that for Black students.

Due to affirmative action programs, college admissions committees can admit students purely based on race.

Schools that are predominantly non-White are more likely to be poor.

What were the conditions like for Native American children at Indian schools?

Which court case ruled that schools were not obliged to desegregate, thus resulting in the rapid resegregation of schools?

In what way are current Latinx college enrollment rates misleading?

What were Indian Schools? How were students treated in these schools and what were some of the long-term impacts of this treatment?

Which court case supported segregated schools by deeming that "separate but equal" facilities were constitutional?

In order to enhance racial diversity on campuses, Title VI of the 1968 Civil Rights Act enabled institutions of higher education to implement _____________ programs.

Explain the link between Indian Schools and U.S. governmental policy. How did the practices of these schools reflect this link to government policy?

Today, high levels of racial segregation in schools are most highly associated with:

The Origin of the Idea of Race

Racisms, Racial Ideologies, and Sociological Theories of Racism

Racism and Nativism in Immigration Policy

Racism in the Media: the Spread of Ideology

Colorism and Skin-Color Stratification

Income and Labor Market Inequality

Inequality in Housing and Wealth

Racism and the Criminal Justice System

Health Inequalities, Environmental Racism, and Environmental Justice

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