Question 1

In 2009, men accounted for what share of all U.S.undergraduate college students?

Accepted Answer

A) 73 percent 
B) 63 percent 
C) 53 percent 
D) 43 percent 
A) 73 percent 
B) 63 percent 
C) 53 percent 
D) 43 percent

Question 2

The fact that, historically, schooling has been mostly for elites is evident in the fact that the word "school" has the same root as the Greek word for

Accepted Answer

A) "learning." 
B) "wisdom." 
C) "leisure." 
D) "elder." 
A) "learning." 
B) "wisdom." 
C) "leisure." 
D) "elder."

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In Great Britain, regardless of their scores on achievement examinations, the children of well-to-do families

Accepted Answer

A) generally do not go to college. 
B) must go to state universities like everyone else. 
C) typically go to high-prestige private universities, including Oxford or Cambridge. 
D) go to trade schools, but only if they are males. 
A) generally do not go to college. 
B) must go to state universities like everyone else. 
C) typically go to high-prestige private universities, including Oxford or Cambridge. 
D) go to trade schools, but only if they are males.

Question 5

What is taught in schools around the world reflects local cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Historically, the poorest people in every society have been the most likely to go to school, so that they could learn what they needed to know to earn a living.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Schooling in the United States has always favored theoretical learning over practical learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Wealthy British families send their children to "public schools" that are the same as private boarding schools in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following correctly states the effect of additional schooling on average income?

Accepted Answer

A) Earning a high school diploma and a college degree do not change average income levels. 
B) Earning a high school diploma does not affect income, but earning a college degree raises income. 
C) Earning a high school diploma raises income, but earning a college degree does not affect income. 
D) Earning a high school diploma and earning a college degree both raise income levels. 
A) Earning a high school diploma and a college degree do not change average income levels. 
B) Earning a high school diploma does not affect income, but earning a college degree raises income. 
C) Earning a high school diploma raises income, but earning a college degree does not affect income. 
D) Earning a high school diploma and earning a college degree both raise income levels.

Question 10

In the United States, African Americans are less likely than Hispanics to drop out of high school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is taught in schools around the world reflects local cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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 13

Rather than creating violence, in most cases violence spills into schools from the surrounding society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A general lesson of sociological research is that

Accepted Answer

A) U.S.schools are steadily getting better. 
B) we cannot expect schools by themselves to improve the quality of education. 
C) most public schools perform well; most private schools do not. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) U.S.schools are steadily getting better. 
B) we cannot expect schools by themselves to improve the quality of education. 
C) most public schools perform well; most private schools do not. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Community colleges are extremely importa

Question 16

An example of the cultural capital advantage of well-to-do students in U.S.schooling is parents who

Accepted Answer

A) spend more time reading to their children. 
B) value schooling and encourage their children. 
C) encourage the development of imagination in their children. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) spend more time reading to their children. 
B) value schooling and encourage their children. 
C) encourage the development of imagination in their children. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 17

Families with high incomes are much more likely to send their children to college than families with low incomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The functions of schooling include

Accepted Answer

A) socializing the young. 
B) cultural innovation. 
C) helping to integrate a diverse society. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) socializing the young. 
B) cultural innovation. 
C) helping to integrate a diverse society. 
D) All of these are correct.

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

The functions of schooling include

Accepted Answer

A) socializing the young. 
B) creating new culture. 
C) helping to integrate a diverse society. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) socializing the young. 
B) creating new culture. 
C) helping to integrate a diverse society. 
D) All of these are correct.

Exam 20: Education

In 2009, men accounted for what share of all U.S.undergraduate college students?

The fact that, historically, schooling has been mostly for elites is evident in the fact that the word "school" has the same root as the Greek word for

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

In Great Britain, regardless of their scores on achievement examinations, the children of well-to-do families

What is taught in schools around the world reflects local cultures.

Historically, the poorest people in every society have been the most likely to go to school, so that they could learn what they needed to know to earn a living.

Schooling in the United States has always favored theoretical learning over practical learning.

Wealthy British families send their children to "public schools" that are the same as private boarding schools in the United States.

Which of the following correctly states the effect of additional schooling on average income?

In the United States, African Americans are less likely than Hispanics to drop out of high school.

What is taught in schools around the world reflects local cultures.

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

Rather than creating violence, in most cases violence spills into schools from the surrounding society.

A general lesson of sociological research is that

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

An example of the cultural capital advantage of well-to-do students in U.S.schooling is parents who

Families with high incomes are much more likely to send their children to college than families with low incomes.

The functions of schooling include

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

The functions of schooling include

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