Exam 17: Education

Rosalind is the star pupil in her biology class and has learned the curriculum so well that she has received an honours designation for her work.Which of the following terms best reflects her mastery of the principles of biology?

Why is education often a highly contested issue?

Lori cannot wait for her son Oscar to begin primary school so that she can return to paid work full-time.Which of the following functions of education will Lori be engaging in?

Educational attainment is the learning or skill that an individual acquires and that is, in principle, reflected in grades.

A large scholarship is available only to students whose parents are alumni from a certain university.What is reinforced by this criterion for scholarship application?

Applications for a coveted internship at the provincial legislature are open only to postsecondary students whose parents have been involved in some kind of public office within the past ten years.What is reinforced by this criterion for application?

Research conducted in Toronto determined that black students were more likely to be streamed into low-level academic programming.

What are some of the consequences of testing and tracking in the educational system?

Quite a few sociologists argue that education reproduces the existing stratification system.What do they mean by this?

One of the most widely repeated findings worldwide is that social class strongly affects how much education people attain.

According to the textbook, which of the following is NOT a factor that contributed to the spread of mass schooling?

How did the introduction of the printing press lead to the expansion of mass education?

Leif and a group of other sociology students have started a campaign to have an open review of university administrators' salaries as they believe that there are massive gender inequities between people's pay on campus.Which of the following unintended functions of education are Leif and the others engaging in?

Before the rise of Protestantism, merchants and tradesmen held a virtual monopoly on literacy.

From the beginning of the twentieth century to today, IQ scores continue to increase along with social conditions such that grandchildren consistently score higher than their grandparents.What do we call this trend?

Which of the following is an important aspect of public education in Canada?

Rupert is from an upper-class family and, despite his many advantages such as private tutoring, he cannot manage to graduate high school.What does his lack of success at school demonstrate?

In which nation did a publicly funded, tax-supported education system first arise in conjunction with democracy?

According to historians, one can determine the level of literacy in a society by the existence of which of the following?

Explain the differences between educational attainment and educational achievement.