Question 1

What is one of the "iron laws" in the sociology of education? Discuss what impact this has on individuals once they leave the education system.

Accepted Answer

Student success has

Question 2

In the past,high prestige was attached to humanistic fields (such as philosophy and English),but this has changed in favour of powerful professions such as medicine,law,and business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

David F.Larabee (How to Succeed in School Without Really Learning: The Credentials Race in American Education,1999)discusses the connection between education and one's improved socioeconomic status.He claims that by thinking of education as a primary route to individual advancement,the formal characteristics of education (grades,credits,degrees-ever higher and even more)are given precedence over the substantive property of education-that of actually learning something.What do you think? Discuss,incorporating information from the text and your own personal experiences.

Accepted Answer

In David F. Larabee's book "How to Succe

Question 4

According to the text,what influence did religion have in Canadian education by the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Religion was the central focus of Canadian schools. 
B)  Religion was becoming less and less influential in education. 
C)  Schools were tending to become even more religious. 
D)  Schools became strictly nonreligious. 
A)  Religion was the central focus of Canadian schools. 
B)  Religion was becoming less and less influential in education. 
C)  Schools were tending to become even more religious. 
D)  Schools became strictly nonreligious.

Question 5

Murray Milner suggests that high-school cliques have status functions that are similar to another form of social structure.What is it?

Accepted Answer

A)  the authority of parents in the family 
B)  a business organizational flow chart 
C)  the organization of school employees 
D)  the inequality of India's caste system 
A)  the authority of parents in the family 
B)  a business organizational flow chart 
C)  the organization of school employees 
D)  the inequality of India's caste system

Question 6

Which statement best describes what sociologists call the hidden curriculum?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are rules,procedures,and norms taught to learners as part of their lessons. 
B)  There are rules,procedures,and norms that shape behaviour without being part of any lessons. 
C)  There are educational objectives that serve to restrict opportunities for visible minorities. 
D)  There are educational lessons that provide more opportunities for visible minorities. 
A)  There are rules,procedures,and norms taught to learners as part of their lessons. 
B)  There are rules,procedures,and norms that shape behaviour without being part of any lessons. 
C)  There are educational objectives that serve to restrict opportunities for visible minorities. 
D)  There are educational lessons that provide more opportunities for visible minorities.

Question 7

A secondary school district redrafts its curriculum offerings into the following categories leading to graduation: early matriculation for 16-year-olds and late matriculation for trades,technology,and college/university preparation.What term best identifies this school's structuring?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-selection 
B)  aptitude selection 
C)  streaming 
D)  majoring 
A)  self-selection 
B)  aptitude selection 
C)  streaming 
D)  majoring

Question 8

As indicated in the text,schooling and education is arguably the most powerful agent of socialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

No one in the Smith family has ever gone to university.Each child is taught the family trade as he or she comes of age.By comparison,the Jones family has three generations of lawyers,all educated at the top university in Canada.This is an example of which neo-Marxist theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  The education system ensures that the family business/profession is continued. 
B)  The education system ensures equal opportunity for all family members. 
C)  The education system ensures that the disadvantaged stay disadvantaged. 
D)  The education system ensures that hard work is rewarded. 
A)  The education system ensures that the family business/profession is continued. 
B)  The education system ensures equal opportunity for all family members. 
C)  The education system ensures that the disadvantaged stay disadvantaged. 
D)  The education system ensures that hard work is rewarded.

Question 10

Racial and ethnic patterns of educational attainment show a large variation among minority populations.Which of the following does NOT account for this variation?

Accepted Answer

A)  differences in socioeconomic status 
B)  traditional gender inequality 
C)  immigration policies 
D)  colonization 
A)  differences in socioeconomic status 
B)  traditional gender inequality 
C)  immigration policies 
D)  colonization

Question 11

Danielle was admitted to a very prestigious elementary school because her father was on the board of directors.With this education,she was admitted to a private high school whose graduates are accepted into the "best" universities,ensuring a strong educational base for a prestigious professional career.What has Danielle experienced?

Accepted Answer

A)  sponsored mobility 
B)  contest mobility 
C)  access to stratified education 
D)  selected advancement 
A)  sponsored mobility 
B)  contest mobility 
C)  access to stratified education 
D)  selected advancement

Question 12

According to the text,which statement best illustrates a conclusion made about a comparison of males and females in education today?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are higher numbers of men going to university. 
B)  There are higher numbers of women going to university. 
C)  Men and women attend university at similar rates. 
D)  Participation is at 50 percent for both men and women. 
A)  There are higher numbers of men going to university. 
B)  There are higher numbers of women going to university. 
C)  Men and women attend university at similar rates. 
D)  Participation is at 50 percent for both men and women.

Question 13

Educational attainment for youth from all class backgrounds has steadily declined over the past half-century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The theory of multiple intelligences contends that the traditional notion of intelligence based on IQ testing is an overly narrow model of human potential.How many kinds of intelligence does Gardner propose?

Accepted Answer

A)  4 
B)  5 
C)  8 
D)  9 
A)  4 
B)  5 
C)  8 
D)  9

Question 15

Research consistently indicates that education does pay because people with more years of schooling earn higher wages and have better employment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Keisha,a bright and hardworking student,was in her guidance counsellor's office discussing course selection.Keisha's dream was to be a doctor,but the counsellor,knowing that she was being raised by a sole-support parent,discussed the practicality of her taking courses that would get her into a good college to become a nurse's aide.As a result,Keisha left the office with a course schedule of college-designated courses.Which statement best describes what transpired?

Accepted Answer

A)  Keisha was streamed into college entrance. 
B)  Keisha was making wise and practical decisions. 
C)  Keisha was keeping all her postsecondary options open. 
D)  Keisha was a victim of sponsored mobility. 
A)  Keisha was streamed into college entrance. 
B)  Keisha was making wise and practical decisions. 
C)  Keisha was keeping all her postsecondary options open. 
D)  Keisha was a victim of sponsored mobility.

Question 17

Which of the following was first involved in the organization of schools in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  churches 
B)  the government 
C)  corporations 
D)  the public 
A)  churches 
B)  the government 
C)  corporations 
D)  the public

Question 18

Researchers have made empirical observations that are replicated time and again,showing that students coming from families with lower socioeconomic status in society are disadvantaged in school completion rates,types of programs,and lower grades.According to sociologists,what do these consistent empirical findings form?

Accepted Answer

A)  status law 
B)  social law 
C)  educational law 
D)  iron law 
A)  status law 
B)  social law 
C)  educational law 
D)  iron law

Question 19

According to Powell,Farrar,and Cohen (1985)schools have become like shopping malls.Explain what this means,incorporating examples from your experience in the education system.

Accepted Answer

Schools trying to attract and accommodat

Question 20

Ola wanted to fit in with the "cool crowd" at school,but "cool crowd" members rarely attended class or did well on tests.Ola started mimicking their behaviour despite the harm it would do to his university entrance marks.According to the text,why would he make this choice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Popularity was more important to him. 
B)  Rule breaking is part of the learning process. 
C)  Fitting in is part of the student-designed "hidden curriculum." 
D)  Status is weighted heavily by some universities. 
A)  Popularity was more important to him. 
B)  Rule breaking is part of the learning process. 
C)  Fitting in is part of the student-designed "hidden curriculum." 
D)  Status is weighted heavily by some universities.

What is one of the "iron laws" in the sociology of education? Discuss what impact this has on individuals once they leave the education system.

In the past,high prestige was attached to humanistic fields (such as philosophy and English),but this has changed in favour of powerful professions such as medicine,law,and business.

According to the text,what influence did religion have in Canadian education by the 1960s?

Murray Milner suggests that high-school cliques have status functions that are similar to another form of social structure.What is it?

Which statement best describes what sociologists call the hidden curriculum?

A secondary school district redrafts its curriculum offerings into the following categories leading to graduation: early matriculation for 16-year-olds and late matriculation for trades,technology,and college/university preparation.What term best identifies this school's structuring?

As indicated in the text,schooling and education is arguably the most powerful agent of socialization.

No one in the Smith family has ever gone to university.Each child is taught the family trade as he or she comes of age.By comparison,the Jones family has three generations of lawyers,all educated at the top university in Canada.This is an example of which neo-Marxist theory?

Racial and ethnic patterns of educational attainment show a large variation among minority populations.Which of the following does NOT account for this variation?

According to the text,which statement best illustrates a conclusion made about a comparison of males and females in education today?

Educational attainment for youth from all class backgrounds has steadily declined over the past half-century.

The theory of multiple intelligences contends that the traditional notion of intelligence based on IQ testing is an overly narrow model of human potential.How many kinds of intelligence does Gardner propose?

Research consistently indicates that education does pay because people with more years of schooling earn higher wages and have better employment.

Which of the following was first involved in the organization of schools in Canada?

According to Powell,Farrar,and Cohen (1985)schools have become like shopping malls.Explain what this means,incorporating examples from your experience in the education system.

Ola wanted to fit in with the "cool crowd" at school,but "cool crowd" members rarely attended class or did well on tests.Ola started mimicking their behaviour despite the harm it would do to his university entrance marks.According to the text,why would he make this choice?

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Exam 13: Education

What is one of the "iron laws" in the sociology of education? Discuss what impact this has on individuals once they leave the education system.

In the past,high prestige was attached to humanistic fields (such as philosophy and English),but this has changed in favour of powerful professions such as medicine,law,and business.

According to the text,what influence did religion have in Canadian education by the 1960s?

Murray Milner suggests that high-school cliques have status functions that are similar to another form of social structure.What is it?

Which statement best describes what sociologists call the hidden curriculum?

A secondary school district redrafts its curriculum offerings into the following categories leading to graduation: early matriculation for 16-year-olds and late matriculation for trades,technology,and college/university preparation.What term best identifies this school's structuring?

As indicated in the text,schooling and education is arguably the most powerful agent of socialization.

No one in the Smith family has ever gone to university.Each child is taught the family trade as he or she comes of age.By comparison,the Jones family has three generations of lawyers,all educated at the top university in Canada.This is an example of which neo-Marxist theory?

Racial and ethnic patterns of educational attainment show a large variation among minority populations.Which of the following does NOT account for this variation?

According to the text,which statement best illustrates a conclusion made about a comparison of males and females in education today?

Educational attainment for youth from all class backgrounds has steadily declined over the past half-century.

The theory of multiple intelligences contends that the traditional notion of intelligence based on IQ testing is an overly narrow model of human potential.How many kinds of intelligence does Gardner propose?

Research consistently indicates that education does pay because people with more years of schooling earn higher wages and have better employment.

Which of the following was first involved in the organization of schools in Canada?

According to Powell,Farrar,and Cohen (1985)schools have become like shopping malls.Explain what this means,incorporating examples from your experience in the education system.

Ola wanted to fit in with the "cool crowd" at school,but "cool crowd" members rarely attended class or did well on tests.Ola started mimicking their behaviour despite the harm it would do to his university entrance marks.According to the text,why would he make this choice?

Introducing Sociology

Research Methods

Culture

Socialization

Gender and Sexualities

Communication and Mass Media

Social Stratification

Gender Inequality

Race and Ethnic Relations

Development and Underdevelopment

Families

Work and Occupations

Religion

Deviance and Crime

Population and Urbanization

Sociology and the Environment

Health and Aging

Politics and Social Movements

Globalization

Networks, Groups, and Bureaucracies

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