Question 1

IQ tests:

Accepted Answer

A) measure cognitive abilities 
B) measure social status 
C) reflect genetic endowment 
D) reflect underlying social stratification 
E) all of these choices 
A) measure cognitive abilities 
B) measure social status 
C) reflect genetic endowment 
D) reflect underlying social stratification 
E) all of these choices

Question 2

A few successful comprehensive child and family assistance programs exist.They include:

Accepted Answer

A) children who are enrolled at birth 
B) programs that last all day 
C) individualized childcare and primary care 
D) adult literacy courses 
E) all of these choices 
A) children who are enrolled at birth 
B) programs that last all day 
C) individualized childcare and primary care 
D) adult literacy courses 
E) all of these choices

Question 3

Conflict theorists argue that

Accepted Answer

A) schools distribute education equally 
B) most educational benefits go to students from lower class statuses 
C) schools tend to reproduce the stratification system 
D) all of these choices 
A) schools distribute education equally 
B) most educational benefits go to students from lower class statuses 
C) schools tend to reproduce the stratification system 
D) all of these choices

Question 4

According to the 2000 General Social Survey:

Accepted Answer

A) education is a low priority among Americans 
B) education is a higher priority among Canadians than Americans 
C) Americans say that education should be the country's number one priority 
D) Americans say that education should be the country's number six priority 
E) Americans say that education should be the country's number twelve priority 
A) education is a low priority among Americans 
B) education is a higher priority among Canadians than Americans 
C) Americans say that education should be the country's number one priority 
D) Americans say that education should be the country's number six priority 
E) Americans say that education should be the country's number twelve priority

Question 5

According to the conflict perspective on education,the benefits of education:

Accepted Answer

A) are unequally distributed in society 
B) tend to reproduce the existing stratification system 
C) track most children at the bottom of the class system into low and middle ability classes 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) are unequally distributed in society 
B) tend to reproduce the existing stratification system 
C) track most children at the bottom of the class system into low and middle ability classes 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 6

____ refers to the fact that it takes ever more certification and diplomas to qualify for a given job.

Accepted Answer

A) Certificate professionalization 
B) Diploma certification 
C) Credential inflation 
D) Certificate inflation 
E) Diploma professionalization 
A) Certificate professionalization 
B) Diploma certification 
C) Credential inflation 
D) Certificate inflation 
E) Diploma professionalization

Question 7

Educational achievement refers to number of years of school completed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Schools do NOT intentionally accomplish which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A) sorting 
B) training 
C) socializing 
D) transmitting culture 
E) encouraging the development of a separate youth culture 
A) sorting 
B) training 
C) socializing 
D) transmitting culture 
E) encouraging the development of a separate youth culture

Question 9

Which racial or ethnic group makes up the lowest percentage of eighth-grade students in high-ability classes in U.S.public schools?

Accepted Answer

A) Asian 
B) White 
C) Hispanic 
D) Black 
E) Native American 
A) Asian 
B) White 
C) Hispanic 
D) Black 
E) Native American

Question 10

Some analysts judge the TIMSS test results misleading because some countries artificially inflated their scores and because some countries have a 14-year school program as opposed to the 12-year program in the U.S.A.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Third International Math and Science Study

Accepted Answer

A) proved conclusively that the academic performance of American students is among the worst in the world 
B) proved conclusively that the academic performance of American students is among the best in the world 
C) proved conclusively that the academic performance of American students is about the same as the academic performance of American students in other rich industrialized countries 
D) proved little because of sampling problems and the different kinds of school systems in different countries 
A) proved conclusively that the academic performance of American students is among the worst in the world 
B) proved conclusively that the academic performance of American students is among the best in the world 
C) proved conclusively that the academic performance of American students is about the same as the academic performance of American students in other rich industrialized countries 
D) proved little because of sampling problems and the different kinds of school systems in different countries

Question 12

Discuss why you think that race has recently become an issue in college enrollment processes,but "legacy" admissions have not.

Accepted Answer

Race has recently become an issue in col

Question 13

When schools use IQ tests to determine who should enter a low-ability track,this is an example of a pure meritocratic sorting system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In pre-industrial Europe,the Catholic Church

Accepted Answer

A) did not want mass literacy 
B) wanted only priests to read the Bible 
C) arrested and executed people who tried to translate the Latin Bible into national languages 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) did not want mass literacy 
B) wanted only priests to read the Bible 
C) arrested and executed people who tried to translate the Latin Bible into national languages 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

IQ tests:

A few successful comprehensive child and family assistance programs exist.They include:

Conflict theorists argue that

According to the 2000 General Social Survey:

According to the conflict perspective on education,the benefits of education:

____ refers to the fact that it takes ever more certification and diplomas to qualify for a given job.

Educational achievement refers to number of years of school completed.

Schools do NOT intentionally accomplish which of the following:

Which racial or ethnic group makes up the lowest percentage of eighth-grade students in high-ability classes in U.S.public schools?

Some analysts judge the TIMSS test results misleading because some countries artificially inflated their scores and because some countries have a 14-year school program as opposed to the 12-year program in the U.S.A.

The Third International Math and Science Study

Discuss why you think that race has recently become an issue in college enrollment processes,but "legacy" admissions have not.

When schools use IQ tests to determine who should enter a low-ability track,this is an example of a pure meritocratic sorting system.

In pre-industrial Europe,the Catholic Church

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Exam 17: Education

IQ tests:

A few successful comprehensive child and family assistance programs exist.They include:

Conflict theorists argue that

According to the 2000 General Social Survey:

According to the conflict perspective on education,the benefits of education:

____ refers to the fact that it takes ever more certification and diplomas to qualify for a given job.

Educational achievement refers to number of years of school completed.

Schools do NOT intentionally accomplish which of the following:

Which racial or ethnic group makes up the lowest percentage of eighth-grade students in high-ability classes in U.S.public schools?

Some analysts judge the TIMSS test results misleading because some countries artificially inflated their scores and because some countries have a 14-year school program as opposed to the 12-year program in the U.S.A.

The Third International Math and Science Study

Discuss why you think that race has recently become an issue in college enrollment processes,but "legacy" admissions have not.

When schools use IQ tests to determine who should enter a low-ability track,this is an example of a pure meritocratic sorting system.

In pre-industrial Europe,the Catholic Church

A Sociological Compass

How Sociologists Do Research

Culture

Socialization

Social Interaction

Social Collectivities: Groups to Societies

Deviance and Crime

Stratification: United States and Global Perspectives

Globalization, Inequality, and Development

Race and Ethnicity

Sexuality and Gender

Sociology of the Body: Disability, Aging, and Death

Work and the Economy

Politics

Families

Religion

The Mass Media

Health and Medicine

Population and Urbanization

Collective Action and Social Movements

Technology and the Global Environment

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