Question 1

Most people who do not complete their schooling have parents who also did not receive much schooling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What are four societal functions of schooling?

Accepted Answer

The four societal functions of schooling

Question 3

In India, fewer boys than girls reach secondary school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In the United States today, what percentage of people over the age of twenty-five have earned a four-year college degree?

Accepted Answer

A) 30 percent 
B) 50 percent 
C) 75 percent 
D) 90 percent 
A) 30 percent 
B) 50 percent 
C) 75 percent 
D) 90 percent

Question 5

Today's colleges provide opportunities for not only young people but also adults seeking new careers as well as personal enrichment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Functional illiteracy refers to the inab

Question 7

In the United States today,

Accepted Answer

A) there is a surplus of teachers. 
B) there are enough teachers. 
C) there is a shortage of teachers. 
D) private schools lack enough teachers. 
A) there is a surplus of teachers. 
B) there are enough teachers. 
C) there is a shortage of teachers. 
D) private schools lack enough teachers.

Question 8

Currently, 8.1 percent of people between sixteen and twenty-four years of age have dropped out of school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the United States, schooling is an important path to upward social mobility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In low-income nations, most education is a matter of

Accepted Answer

A) formal schooling and then college. 
B) what parents and other community members teach their children. 
C) what children can teach themselves. 
D) teaching by religious leaders. 
A) formal schooling and then college. 
B) what parents and other community members teach their children. 
C) what children can teach themselves. 
D) teaching by religious leaders.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

There are several reasons why girls in l

Question 12

Which of the following concepts refers to the practice of including people with disabilities in regular educational classes and programs?

Accepted Answer

A) tracking 
B) mainstreaming 
C) chartering 
D) the magnet school policy 
A) tracking 
B) mainstreaming 
C) chartering 
D) the magnet school policy

Question 13

From a social-conflict perspective, schooling in the United States transforms social privilege into personal merit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Supporters of the school-choice movement argue that competition is the best way to encourage the public school system to improve education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Currently, there is a surplus of teachers in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the United States today,

Accepted Answer

A) there is a surplus of teachers. 
B) there are enough teachers. 
C) there is a shortage of teachers. 
D) private schools lack enough teachers. 
A) there is a surplus of teachers. 
B) there are enough teachers. 
C) there is a shortage of teachers. 
D) private schools lack enough teachers.

Question 17

Most private schools in the United States are "prep schools" that typically enroll children of well-to-do families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Among both African Americans and Hispanic Americans over the age of twenty-five,

Accepted Answer

A) women and men are equally likely to have completed four or more years of college. 
B) men are more likely than women to have completed four or more years of college. 
C) women are more likely than men to have completed four or more years of college. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) women and men are equally likely to have completed four or more years of college. 
B) men are more likely than women to have completed four or more years of college. 
C) women are more likely than men to have completed four or more years of college. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 19

Community colleges are an important part of higher education in the United States because they

Accepted Answer

A) enroll over 40 percent of all college students. 
B) greatly expand the opportunity to attend college. 
C) enroll almost half of African American and Hispanic undergraduates. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) enroll over 40 percent of all college students. 
B) greatly expand the opportunity to attend college. 
C) enroll almost half of African American and Hispanic undergraduates. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 20

What is the "savage inequality" in U.S.schools as described by Jonathan Kozol? Why is this a social-conflict analysis?

Accepted Answer

The "savage inequality" in U.S. schools,

Exam 20: Education

Most people who do not complete their schooling have parents who also did not receive much schooling.

What are four societal functions of schooling?

In India, fewer boys than girls reach secondary school.

In the United States today, what percentage of people over the age of twenty-five have earned a four-year college degree?

Today's colleges provide opportunities for not only young people but also adults seeking new careers as well as personal enrichment.

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

In the United States today,

Currently, 8.1 percent of people between sixteen and twenty-four years of age have dropped out of school.

In the United States, schooling is an important path to upward social mobility.

In low-income nations, most education is a matter of

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

Which of the following concepts refers to the practice of including people with disabilities in regular educational classes and programs?

From a social-conflict perspective, schooling in the United States transforms social privilege into personal merit.

Supporters of the school-choice movement argue that competition is the best way to encourage the public school system to improve education.

Currently, there is a surplus of teachers in the United States.

In the United States today,

Most private schools in the United States are "prep schools" that typically enroll children of well-to-do families.

Among both African Americans and Hispanic Americans over the age of twenty-five,

Community colleges are an important part of higher education in the United States because they

What is the "savage inequality" in U.S.schools as described by Jonathan Kozol? Why is this a social-conflict analysis?

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