Question 1

According to Bourdieu, schoolchildren are rewarded by how closely they affiliate with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) objective standards of performance 
B) the standards of meritocracy 
C) the messages of dominant culture 
D) a secularized curriculum 
A) objective standards of performance 
B) the standards of meritocracy 
C) the messages of dominant culture 
D) a secularized curriculum

Question 2

Robert does not do well in the academic curriculum at his high school and has been placed in the "trades" math and English classes.While he will be able to graduate with the classes, they are not sufficient to get him into university.What educational process is Robert engaged in?

Accepted Answer

A) sorting 
B) slotting 
C) funnelling 
D) classifying 
A) sorting 
B) slotting 
C) funnelling 
D) classifying

Question 3

When Jamal wants to ask a question in class, he raises his hand.He learned this social practice in kindergarten, but it still holds true in university.What aspect of education is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A) how it teaches us to ask questions 
B) how it teaches us to be compliant 
C) how it teaches us manners 
D) how it teaches us not to speak 
A) how it teaches us to ask questions 
B) how it teaches us to be compliant 
C) how it teaches us manners 
D) how it teaches us not to speak

Question 4

Education systems direct students who have less developed academic skills into a future in the lower classes.What do we call this process?

Accepted Answer

A) funnelling 
B) slotting 
C) sorting 
D) classifying 
A) funnelling 
B) slotting 
C) sorting 
D) classifying

Question 5

What is the relationship between education, income, and employment?

Accepted Answer

A) Those with higher education have lower unemployment rates but lower-paying jobs. 
B) Those with lower education have similar employment rates to those with higher education and similar pay. 
C) Lower education results in higher employment in higher-paying jobs. 
D) Higher education results in higher-paid jobs and lower unemployment. 
A) Those with higher education have lower unemployment rates but lower-paying jobs. 
B) Those with lower education have similar employment rates to those with higher education and similar pay. 
C) Lower education results in higher employment in higher-paying jobs. 
D) Higher education results in higher-paid jobs and lower unemployment.

Question 6

What do we call the expectation of an outcome that causes what it predicts?

Accepted Answer

A) a self-fulfilling prophecy 
B) a speculative inquiry 
C) intellectual curiosity 
D) exclusion prediction 
A) a self-fulfilling prophecy 
B) a speculative inquiry 
C) intellectual curiosity 
D) exclusion prediction

Question 7

Phoenix manages to obtain good grades on her assignments and tests, despite having very poor attendance and thinking that school is a complete waste of time.What has she failed to embrace?

Accepted Answer

A) a self-fulfilling prophecy 
B) false consciousness 
C) the hidden curriculum 
D) a meritocracy 
A) a self-fulfilling prophecy 
B) false consciousness 
C) the hidden curriculum 
D) a meritocracy

Question 8

Raudger is attending British Columbia Institute of Technology to receive accreditation in interior design.Which of the following functions of education is Raudger engaging in?

Accepted Answer

A) a lateral function 
B) a collateral function 
C) a latent function 
D) a manifest function 
A) a lateral function 
B) a collateral function 
C) a latent function 
D) a manifest function

Question 9

Which of the following is an outcome of professionalization?

Accepted Answer

A) Individuals become overqualified in the pursuit of credentials. 
B) Only people who have the required skills can get a job. 
C) Class advantage becomes increasingly linked to professional credentials. 
D) A more competitive society is created. 
A) Individuals become overqualified in the pursuit of credentials. 
B) Only people who have the required skills can get a job. 
C) Class advantage becomes increasingly linked to professional credentials. 
D) A more competitive society is created.

Question 10

According to the text, what can we conclude about educational attainment for youth from all class backgrounds over the past half century?

Accepted Answer

A) It has steadily risen over the last 50 years. 
B) It is relatively the same as ever. 
C) It is realistically only for the rich. 
D) It has steadily declined over the last 50 years. 
A) It has steadily risen over the last 50 years. 
B) It is relatively the same as ever. 
C) It is realistically only for the rich. 
D) It has steadily declined over the last 50 years.

Question 11

What is a Head Start program?

Accepted Answer

The Head Start program is a federally fu

Question 12

Today, more than ever before, it takes an increasing number of certificates and degrees to qualify for particular jobs.What do we call this trend?

Accepted Answer

A) educational achievement 
B) educational attainment 
C) social exclusion 
D) credential inflation 
A) educational achievement 
B) educational attainment 
C) social exclusion 
D) credential inflation

Question 13

Students who are accepting of the hidden curriculum are twice as likely to continue on to postsecondary education in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

At higher levels, educational institutions bring potential mates together, thus serving as a "marriage market." This facilitates assortative mating-choosing mates who are similar to ourselves on various ranking criteria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Soon-Li has a degree in biochemistry from the nation where more than 50 percent of the population aged 25-64 has some type of college or university credential.Where has she gone to school?

Accepted Answer

A) Japan 
B) Canada 
C) the United States 
D) Sweden 
A) Japan 
B) Canada 
C) the United States 
D) Sweden

Question 16

Despite the fact that Jill is from a working-class background, she consistently achieves the highest grades in her classes.What does her success demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

A) professionalization 
B) meritocracy 
C) cultural capital 
D) credential inflation 
A) professionalization 
B) meritocracy 
C) cultural capital 
D) credential inflation

Question 17

What has been the impact of Bill 101 on Quebec?

Accepted Answer

Bill 101, also known as the Charter of t

Question 18

Conduct a global analysis of the relationship between education and national wealth.

Accepted Answer

The relationship between education and n

Question 19

Besides the advances in education required in certain occupations due to technological advancements, the demand for higher and higher credentials also has social reasons.According to the textbook, how do new requirements work to keep lower-class people out of certain occupations and higher-class people in those occupations?

Accepted Answer

A) They act as a regulatory body. 
B) They act as a sorting mechanism. 
C) They act as a status achievement monitor. 
D) They act as an achievement inhibitor. 
A) They act as a regulatory body. 
B) They act as a sorting mechanism. 
C) They act as a status achievement monitor. 
D) They act as an achievement inhibitor.

Question 20

Why do IQ and school tests often fail to accurately measure intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) because they fail to account for differences in cultural capital 
B) because they are part of an increasingly professionalized curriculum 
C) because they are designed to deceive test-takers, so they do not really measure "intelligence" 
D) because they are biased according to dominant cultural values and experiences 
A) because they fail to account for differences in cultural capital 
B) because they are part of an increasingly professionalized curriculum 
C) because they are designed to deceive test-takers, so they do not really measure "intelligence" 
D) because they are biased according to dominant cultural values and experiences

Exam 17: Education

According to Bourdieu, schoolchildren are rewarded by how closely they affiliate with which of the following?

Robert does not do well in the academic curriculum at his high school and has been placed in the "trades" math and English classes.While he will be able to graduate with the classes, they are not sufficient to get him into university.What educational process is Robert engaged in?

When Jamal wants to ask a question in class, he raises his hand.He learned this social practice in kindergarten, but it still holds true in university.What aspect of education is this an example of?

Education systems direct students who have less developed academic skills into a future in the lower classes.What do we call this process?

What is the relationship between education, income, and employment?

What do we call the expectation of an outcome that causes what it predicts?

Phoenix manages to obtain good grades on her assignments and tests, despite having very poor attendance and thinking that school is a complete waste of time.What has she failed to embrace?

Raudger is attending British Columbia Institute of Technology to receive accreditation in interior design.Which of the following functions of education is Raudger engaging in?

Which of the following is an outcome of professionalization?

According to the text, what can we conclude about educational attainment for youth from all class backgrounds over the past half century?

What is a Head Start program?

Today, more than ever before, it takes an increasing number of certificates and degrees to qualify for particular jobs.What do we call this trend?

Students who are accepting of the hidden curriculum are twice as likely to continue on to postsecondary education in Canada.

At higher levels, educational institutions bring potential mates together, thus serving as a "marriage market." This facilitates assortative mating-choosing mates who are similar to ourselves on various ranking criteria.

Soon-Li has a degree in biochemistry from the nation where more than 50 percent of the population aged 25-64 has some type of college or university credential.Where has she gone to school?

Despite the fact that Jill is from a working-class background, she consistently achieves the highest grades in her classes.What does her success demonstrate?

What has been the impact of Bill 101 on Quebec?

Conduct a global analysis of the relationship between education and national wealth.

Why do IQ and school tests often fail to accurately measure intelligence?

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