Question 1

Though she graduated from high school,Jenny does not possess the skills necessary to balance her checkbook or make change for a customer without the aid of a cash register.Jenny is:

Accepted Answer

A)  undereducated. 
B)  unschooled. 
C)  innumerate. 
D)  functionally illiterate. 
A)  undereducated. 
B)  unschooled. 
C)  innumerate. 
D)  functionally illiterate.

Question 2

Approximately what percentage of the nation's population age 16 years and older is innumerate?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 percent 
B)  14 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  50 percent 
A)  3 percent 
B)  14 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  50 percent

Question 3

Broadly defined,education is:

Accepted Answer

A)  spontaneous and unplanned exposure to cultural ideas and tools. 
B)  a program of formal and systematic instruction that deals only with developing academic skills. 
C)  instruction that serves the social function of supporting the labor market. 
D)  the processes through which academic,social,and cultural ideas and tools are developed. 
A)  spontaneous and unplanned exposure to cultural ideas and tools. 
B)  a program of formal and systematic instruction that deals only with developing academic skills. 
C)  instruction that serves the social function of supporting the labor market. 
D)  the processes through which academic,social,and cultural ideas and tools are developed.

Question 4

Which of the following is an argument against tracking in schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tracking is instrumental in preparing students for future positions in higher education or jobs. 
B)  Tracking creates a better learning environment because students' goals and skills are matched to the curricula. 
C)  Students who are tracked into vocational training programs are less likely to be unemployed and will enter the workforce as skilled employees. 
D)  Systems of tracking socialize students to the inequalities they will encounter in American society. 
A)  Tracking is instrumental in preparing students for future positions in higher education or jobs. 
B)  Tracking creates a better learning environment because students' goals and skills are matched to the curricula. 
C)  Students who are tracked into vocational training programs are less likely to be unemployed and will enter the workforce as skilled employees. 
D)  Systems of tracking socialize students to the inequalities they will encounter in American society.

Question 5

If affirmative action programs were eliminated,which group would most likely see an increase in chances of admission to elite colleges and universities?

Accepted Answer

A)  black students 
B)  female students 
C)  Hispanic students 
D)  Asian students 
A)  black students 
B)  female students 
C)  Hispanic students 
D)  Asian students

Question 6

Boys are more likely to engage in risky behaviors and experience problems at school; boys are also more likely to ________ than girls.

Accepted Answer

A)  take math and science AP classes and score higher 
B)  take foreign language AP tests but score lower 
C)  take foreign language AP tests and score higher 
D)  score higher on AP math and science tests but lower on SAT math and science tests 
A)  take math and science AP classes and score higher 
B)  take foreign language AP tests but score lower 
C)  take foreign language AP tests and score higher 
D)  score higher on AP math and science tests but lower on SAT math and science tests

Question 7

Which of the following is an argument in favor of school vouchers?

Accepted Answer

A)  If parents cannot pay for their children to go to private schools,the state should pay. 
B)  Spots at the best schools would be given to students who are not educationally prepared. 
C)  If schools competed for students,the quality of education would suffer. 
D)  In order for schooling to be equal for all children,parents should be able to decide where their children go,regardless of their ability to pay. 
A)  If parents cannot pay for their children to go to private schools,the state should pay. 
B)  Spots at the best schools would be given to students who are not educationally prepared. 
C)  If schools competed for students,the quality of education would suffer. 
D)  In order for schooling to be equal for all children,parents should be able to decide where their children go,regardless of their ability to pay.

Question 8

A public school uses the approach of ________ to divide students into classes based on ability or future plans.

Accepted Answer

A)  discrimination 
B)  remediation 
C)  tracking 
D)  innumeracy 
A)  discrimination 
B)  remediation 
C)  tracking 
D)  innumeracy

Question 9

Knowledge and skills that make someone more productive and bankable are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  human capital. 
B)  innumerate advantage. 
C)  implicit education. 
D)  socialization. 
A)  human capital. 
B)  innumerate advantage. 
C)  implicit education. 
D)  socialization.

Question 10

The embodied cultural capital that parents have may work with institutional cultural capital.Which of the following illustrates this?

Accepted Answer

A)  If a parent has confidence in social settings,he or she may be better able to advocate for children in front of the school board or at parent-teacher meetings. 
B)  A parent may have more money to be able to send his or her child to private tutorials,and the child may then earn higher test scores. 
C)  A parent has a higher level of education and is therefore able to talk to principals and school administrators as a peer. 
D)  If a parent does not have time to volunteer in school,teachers may think that he or she does not care about the child. 
A)  If a parent has confidence in social settings,he or she may be better able to advocate for children in front of the school board or at parent-teacher meetings. 
B)  A parent may have more money to be able to send his or her child to private tutorials,and the child may then earn higher test scores. 
C)  A parent has a higher level of education and is therefore able to talk to principals and school administrators as a peer. 
D)  If a parent does not have time to volunteer in school,teachers may think that he or she does not care about the child.

Question 11

Research has shown that the ________ the family,the ________ the children's achievement on test scores and grades.

Accepted Answer

A)  smaller; lower 
B)  larger; lower 
C)  larger; higher 
D)  wealthier; lower 
A)  smaller; lower 
B)  larger; lower 
C)  larger; higher 
D)  wealthier; lower

Though she graduated from high school,Jenny does not possess the skills necessary to balance her checkbook or make change for a customer without the aid of a cash register.Jenny is:

Approximately what percentage of the nation's population age 16 years and older is innumerate?

Broadly defined,education is:

Which of the following is an argument against tracking in schools?

If affirmative action programs were eliminated,which group would most likely see an increase in chances of admission to elite colleges and universities?

Boys are more likely to engage in risky behaviors and experience problems at school; boys are also more likely to ________ than girls.

Which of the following is an argument in favor of school vouchers?

A public school uses the approach of ________ to divide students into classes based on ability or future plans.

Knowledge and skills that make someone more productive and bankable are known as:

The embodied cultural capital that parents have may work with institutional cultural capital.Which of the following illustrates this?

Research has shown that the the family,the the children's achievement on test scores and grades.

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

Methods

Culture and Media

Socialization and the Construction of Reality

Groups and Networks

Social Control and Deviance

Stratification

Gender

Race

Poverty

Health and Society

Family

Capitalism and the Economy

Authority and the State

Religion

Science,the Environment,and Society

Collective Action,Social Movements,and Social Change

Filters

Exam 13: Education

Though she graduated from high school,Jenny does not possess the skills necessary to balance her checkbook or make change for a customer without the aid of a cash register.Jenny is:

Approximately what percentage of the nation's population age 16 years and older is innumerate?

Broadly defined,education is:

Which of the following is an argument against tracking in schools?

If affirmative action programs were eliminated,which group would most likely see an increase in chances of admission to elite colleges and universities?

Boys are more likely to engage in risky behaviors and experience problems at school; boys are also more likely to ________ than girls.

Which of the following is an argument in favor of school vouchers?

A public school uses the approach of ________ to divide students into classes based on ability or future plans.

Knowledge and skills that make someone more productive and bankable are known as:

The embodied cultural capital that parents have may work with institutional cultural capital.Which of the following illustrates this?

Research has shown that the ________ the family,the ________ the children's achievement on test scores and grades.

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

Methods

Culture and Media

Socialization and the Construction of Reality

Groups and Networks

Social Control and Deviance

Stratification

Gender

Race

Poverty

Health and Society

Family

Capitalism and the Economy

Authority and the State

Religion

Science,the Environment,and Society

Collective Action,Social Movements,and Social Change

Filters

Research has shown that the the family,the the children's achievement on test scores and grades.