Question 1

How does schooling advance the goal of socially integrating a large, diverse population?

Accepted Answer

Schooling advances the goal of socially

Question 2

One indication that there is a problem of grade inflation is the fact that almost half of all grades given to today's high school students are:

Accepted Answer

A)  A's. 
B)  B's. 
C)  C's. 
D)  D's. 
A)  A's. 
B)  B's. 
C)  C's. 
D)  D's.

Question 3

Which of the following is a latent function of schooling?

Accepted Answer

A)  ensuring some common culture 
B)  teaching about the U.S. way of life 
C)  providing child-care 
D)  teaching job skills 
A)  ensuring some common culture 
B)  teaching about the U.S. way of life 
C)  providing child-care 
D)  teaching job skills

Question 4

What are several reasons that community colleges are important to higher education in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Community colleges are important to high

Question 5

The dropout rate is higher for young people from rich families, who have many opportunities to succeed without going to school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the United States, the focus of education has always been:

Accepted Answer

A)  what is philosophical. 
B)  what is practical and job-related. 
C)  what is theoretical. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  what is philosophical. 
B)  what is practical and job-related. 
C)  what is theoretical. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 7

Theodore Sizer maintains that, in order to do their job, U.S. schools need to be large and bureaucratic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What percentage of U.S. adults are high school graduates? College graduates?

Accepted Answer

As of my last update in early 2023, acco

Question 9

In low-income nations, why do girls receive less schooling than boys?

Accepted Answer

There are several reasons why girls in l

Question 10

What is "functional illiteracy"? How extensive is this problem in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Functional illiteracy refers to the inab

Question 11

Why does the home environment have more effect on academic performance than the school environment?

Accepted Answer

The home environment has a greater effec

Question 12

What are four societal functions of schooling?

Accepted Answer

The four societal functions of schooling

Question 13

The Japanese place greater importance on achievement test scores than we do in the United States in selecting students to attend colleges and universities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How is the development of schooling linked to economic development?

Accepted Answer

The development of schooling is intrinsi

Question 15

Which of the following categories of the U.S. population has the highest dropout rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asian Americans 
B)  African Americans 
C)  Hispanics 
D)  non-Hispanic whites 
A)  Asian Americans 
B)  African Americans 
C)  Hispanics 
D)  non-Hispanic whites

Question 16

James Coleman concluded that the only factor needed to improve schooling was increased school funding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In India, fewer boys than girls reach secondary school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the world as a whole, about what share of children reach the secondary grades in school?

Accepted Answer

A)  almost all 
B)  two-thirds 
C)  half 
D)  one-fourth 
A)  almost all 
B)  two-thirds 
C)  half 
D)  one-fourth

Question 19

The extent of schooling in a society is closely tied to its level of economic development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

This chapter's "Seeing Sociology in the News" story explains that community colleges provide:

Accepted Answer

A)  few opportunities to minorities. 
B)  admission only to young people. 
C)  learning and career opportunities for a large share of the U.S. population. 
D)  good schooling, but at a higher cost than other colleges. 
A)  few opportunities to minorities. 
B)  admission only to young people. 
C)  learning and career opportunities for a large share of the U.S. population. 
D)  good schooling, but at a higher cost than other colleges.

Exam 20: Education

How does schooling advance the goal of socially integrating a large, diverse population?

One indication that there is a problem of grade inflation is the fact that almost half of all grades given to today's high school students are:

Which of the following is a latent function of schooling?

What are several reasons that community colleges are important to higher education in the United States?

The dropout rate is higher for young people from rich families, who have many opportunities to succeed without going to school.

In the United States, the focus of education has always been:

Theodore Sizer maintains that, in order to do their job, U.S. schools need to be large and bureaucratic.

What percentage of U.S. adults are high school graduates? College graduates?

In low-income nations, why do girls receive less schooling than boys?

What is "functional illiteracy"? How extensive is this problem in the United States?

Why does the home environment have more effect on academic performance than the school environment?

What are four societal functions of schooling?

The Japanese place greater importance on achievement test scores than we do in the United States in selecting students to attend colleges and universities.

How is the development of schooling linked to economic development?

Which of the following categories of the U.S. population has the highest dropout rate?

James Coleman concluded that the only factor needed to improve schooling was increased school funding.

In India, fewer boys than girls reach secondary school.

In the world as a whole, about what share of children reach the secondary grades in school?

The extent of schooling in a society is closely tied to its level of economic development.

This chapter's "Seeing Sociology in the News" story explains that community colleges provide:

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