Question 1

What is the relationship between birth weight and education?

Accepted Answer

A)  Siblings who weighed less at birth exhibit lower educational attainment than their heavier siblings. 
B)  Children who are born heavier are more likely to be bullied in school. 
C)  Children with low birth weight tend to exhibit signs of attention problems, but only through preschool age. 
D)  Lower birth weight predicts fewer missed days of school due to health complications. 
A)  Siblings who weighed less at birth exhibit lower educational attainment than their heavier siblings. 
B)  Children who are born heavier are more likely to be bullied in school. 
C)  Children with low birth weight tend to exhibit signs of attention problems, but only through preschool age. 
D)  Lower birth weight predicts fewer missed days of school due to health complications.

Question 2

When classrooms are divided into ability levels,type of preparation,or according to future plans,it is called:

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A)  vocational training. 
B)  remediation. 
C)  tracking. 
D)  college preparation. 
A)  vocational training. 
B)  remediation. 
C)  tracking. 
D)  college preparation.

Question 3

With regard to race and college degree completion,which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  In 2010, about 86 percent of blacks age 25 and older had graduated from college, as opposed to about 28 percent of whites in the same age range. 
B)  In 2010, about 81 percent of blacks age 25 and older had graduated from college, as opposed to about 86 percent of whites in the same age range. 
C)  In 2010, about 20 percent of blacks age 25 and older had graduated from college, as opposed to about 30 percent of whites in the same age range. 
D)  In 2007, about 28 percent of blacks age 25 and older had graduated from college, as opposed to about 18 percent of whites in the same age range. 
A)  In 2010, about 86 percent of blacks age 25 and older had graduated from college, as opposed to about 28 percent of whites in the same age range. 
B)  In 2010, about 81 percent of blacks age 25 and older had graduated from college, as opposed to about 86 percent of whites in the same age range. 
C)  In 2010, about 20 percent of blacks age 25 and older had graduated from college, as opposed to about 30 percent of whites in the same age range. 
D)  In 2007, about 28 percent of blacks age 25 and older had graduated from college, as opposed to about 18 percent of whites in the same age range.

Question 4

At 9:05 A.M.,the bell rings and children file into their third-grade classroom.The first student to sit at his or her desk-book open and pencil ready to write-wins a star for the day.The students love this little bit of competition.This example of nonacademic socialization (which can teach students the benefit of competition)is referred to,by sociologists,as the:

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A)  silent curriculum. 
B)  hidden curriculum. 
C)  master curriculum. 
D)  invisible curriculum. 
A)  silent curriculum. 
B)  hidden curriculum. 
C)  master curriculum. 
D)  invisible curriculum.

Question 5

A paradox of the American education system is that education is:

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A)  the only social institution that not all people have access to even though all people pay for it. 
B)  a social institution that provides everyone with equal opportunities even though students come from a variety of backgrounds. 
C)  a social institution that stratifies students based on the characteristics of their backgrounds even though it is intended to provide equal opportunity. 
D)  a social institution that reinforces existing social inequalities of race and ethnicity but equalizes opportunities for male and female students and for students of different socioeconomic backgrounds. 
A)  the only social institution that not all people have access to even though all people pay for it. 
B)  a social institution that provides everyone with equal opportunities even though students come from a variety of backgrounds. 
C)  a social institution that stratifies students based on the characteristics of their backgrounds even though it is intended to provide equal opportunity. 
D)  a social institution that reinforces existing social inequalities of race and ethnicity but equalizes opportunities for male and female students and for students of different socioeconomic backgrounds.

Question 6

Results from the Coleman Report were surprising because findings indicated that:

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A)  achievement differences between schools could be explained best by family background and peers with whom children attended school. 
B)  black children would do best in schools that have a majority of black students. 
C)  all students had similar outcomes. 
D)  schools enhance social capital more than academic skills. 
A)  achievement differences between schools could be explained best by family background and peers with whom children attended school. 
B)  black children would do best in schools that have a majority of black students. 
C)  all students had similar outcomes. 
D)  schools enhance social capital more than academic skills.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT an argument in support of tracking in schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tracking is instrumental in preparing students for future positions in higher education or jobs. 
B)  Tracking creates a better learning environment because students' goals and skills are matched to the curricula. 
C)  Students who are tracked into vocational training programs are less likely to be unemployed and will enter the workforce as skilled employees. 
D)  Systems of tracking socialize students to the inequalities they will encounter in American society. 
A)  Tracking is instrumental in preparing students for future positions in higher education or jobs. 
B)  Tracking creates a better learning environment because students' goals and skills are matched to the curricula. 
C)  Students who are tracked into vocational training programs are less likely to be unemployed and will enter the workforce as skilled employees. 
D)  Systems of tracking socialize students to the inequalities they will encounter in American society.

Question 8

Briefly outline Rosenthal and Jacobson's 1968 study of the Pygmalion effect.Then discuss how teachers' expectations of students could positively and negatively affect students' academic achievement.

Accepted Answer

Rosenthal and Jacobson visited an elemen

Question 9

Which of the following would NOT be an example of social capital?

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A)  A high percentage of students at St. Mary's Academy individually take music lessons and are taking college preparatory classes. 
B)  Teachers at Catholic schools and the parents of their students may interact at church. 
C)  Parents, teachers, and students may share similar values regarding education and will reinforce similar norms for behavior. 
D)  Parents volunteer to work in the library of a public school that does not have the funding to pay a librarian's salary. 
A)  A high percentage of students at St. Mary's Academy individually take music lessons and are taking college preparatory classes. 
B)  Teachers at Catholic schools and the parents of their students may interact at church. 
C)  Parents, teachers, and students may share similar values regarding education and will reinforce similar norms for behavior. 
D)  Parents volunteer to work in the library of a public school that does not have the funding to pay a librarian's salary.

Question 10

What was the name of the landmark court ruling that mandated desegregation of American schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brown v. Board of Education 
B)  Kozol v. Board of Education 
C)  Coleman v. Board of Education 
D)  STAR v. Board of Education 
A)  Brown v. Board of Education 
B)  Kozol v. Board of Education 
C)  Coleman v. Board of Education 
D)  STAR v. Board of Education

Question 11

With regard to biological or genetic differences between people,sociologists have found that:

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A)  differences in IQ tests between minorities and nonminorities likely result from genetic differences between groups. 
B)  stigmatized minorities in all countries have lower IQ scores, lower educational attainment, and lower occupational status, indicating that these minorities are biologically less able to succeed. 
C)  stigmatized minorities in all countries have lower IQ scores, lower educational attainment, and lower occupational status, indicating that social processes of stratification and stigmatization affect the life chances of these groups. 
D)  differences in educational attainment between minorities and nonminorities are due to a combination of genetics and negative stereotyping. 
A)  differences in IQ tests between minorities and nonminorities likely result from genetic differences between groups. 
B)  stigmatized minorities in all countries have lower IQ scores, lower educational attainment, and lower occupational status, indicating that these minorities are biologically less able to succeed. 
C)  stigmatized minorities in all countries have lower IQ scores, lower educational attainment, and lower occupational status, indicating that social processes of stratification and stigmatization affect the life chances of these groups. 
D)  differences in educational attainment between minorities and nonminorities are due to a combination of genetics and negative stereotyping.

Question 12

The Coleman Report (1966)was twelve years after Brown v.Board of Education.Did the study uphold the idea that schools were "separate but unequal"? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Brown v.Board of Education ruled that de

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT an argument in support of the sorting function served by schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  Students are sorted in ways that reproduce existing social inequalities. 
B)  Students can be taught different skills and socialized in ways consistent with their likely future plans. 
C)  Students can be tracked into different paths according to their abilities. 
D)  Students who are not adequate can be eliminated. 
A)  Students are sorted in ways that reproduce existing social inequalities. 
B)  Students can be taught different skills and socialized in ways consistent with their likely future plans. 
C)  Students can be tracked into different paths according to their abilities. 
D)  Students who are not adequate can be eliminated.

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true with regard to preferential admissions to colleges and universities?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the last 15 years, admissions preference for athletes has risen steadily, surpassing that of minority students. 
B)  In the last 15 years, affirmative action programs have taken spots away from white students at elite colleges and universities. 
C)  In the last 15 years, preferential admissions for minority students have taken spots away from white students at the least-selective colleges and universities only, but not at elite universities. 
D)  In the last 15 years, affirmative action programs have not significantly increased diversity on college and university campuses. 
A)  In the last 15 years, admissions preference for athletes has risen steadily, surpassing that of minority students. 
B)  In the last 15 years, affirmative action programs have taken spots away from white students at elite colleges and universities. 
C)  In the last 15 years, preferential admissions for minority students have taken spots away from white students at the least-selective colleges and universities only, but not at elite universities. 
D)  In the last 15 years, affirmative action programs have not significantly increased diversity on college and university campuses.

Question 15

One of the major reasons that lower-status parents use more directives and teach their children to be more obedient than inquisitive is that they:

Accepted Answer

A)  aren't sure who all their children are. 
B)  tend to have jobs that require them to be obedient and they want their children to learn this. 
C)  don't have as much patience with child rearing. 
D)  don't have the desire to be parents. 
A)  aren't sure who all their children are. 
B)  tend to have jobs that require them to be obedient and they want their children to learn this. 
C)  don't have as much patience with child rearing. 
D)  don't have the desire to be parents.

Question 16

According to your text,approximately ____________ percent of the nation's population 16 years and older is functionally illiterate.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  14 
C)  25 
D)  44 
A)  2 
B)  14 
C)  25 
D)  44

Question 17

With regard to race and high school graduation rates,which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  In 2010, about 95 percent of blacks age 25 and older had graduated from high school, as compared to nearly 100 percent of whites in the same age range. 
B)  In 2010, about 84 percent of blacks age 25 and older had graduated from high school, as compared to about 87 percent of whites in the same age range. 
C)  In 2007, about 18 percent of blacks age 25 and older had graduated from high school, as compared to about 86 percent of whites in the same age range. 
D)  In 2007, about 28 percent of blacks age 25 and older had graduated from high school, as compared to 45 percent of whites in the same age range. 
A)  In 2010, about 95 percent of blacks age 25 and older had graduated from high school, as compared to nearly 100 percent of whites in the same age range. 
B)  In 2010, about 84 percent of blacks age 25 and older had graduated from high school, as compared to about 87 percent of whites in the same age range. 
C)  In 2007, about 18 percent of blacks age 25 and older had graduated from high school, as compared to about 86 percent of whites in the same age range. 
D)  In 2007, about 28 percent of blacks age 25 and older had graduated from high school, as compared to 45 percent of whites in the same age range.

Question 18

Broadly defined,education is:

Accepted Answer

A)  spontaneous and unplanned exposure to cultural ideas and tools. 
B)  a program of formal and systematic instruction that deals only with developing academic skills. 
C)  those experiences that train and discipline mental and physical potentials. 
D)  the processes through which academic, social, and cultural ideas and tools-both general and specific-are developed. 
A)  spontaneous and unplanned exposure to cultural ideas and tools. 
B)  a program of formal and systematic instruction that deals only with developing academic skills. 
C)  those experiences that train and discipline mental and physical potentials. 
D)  the processes through which academic, social, and cultural ideas and tools-both general and specific-are developed.

Question 19

Which of the following scenarios does NOT illustrate the resource dilution hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Peter and Dorothy have five children. They will not be able to spend equal time with all of their children each day. 
B)  Lukas is an only child. He does not need to compete for his parents' time and financial resources. 
C)  Misha, Nisha, and Trisha are triplets. Their educational outcomes will be stronger than those of single-born children because they can learn from one another. 
D)  Jeannie had her first child five years before her second. She was able to stay home with her infant daughter when her older daughter started kindergarten. 
A)  Peter and Dorothy have five children. They will not be able to spend equal time with all of their children each day. 
B)  Lukas is an only child. He does not need to compete for his parents' time and financial resources. 
C)  Misha, Nisha, and Trisha are triplets. Their educational outcomes will be stronger than those of single-born children because they can learn from one another. 
D)  Jeannie had her first child five years before her second. She was able to stay home with her infant daughter when her older daughter started kindergarten.

Question 20

Imagine you have a two-year-old child.Considering all the studies discussed in Chapter 13,what would you do to be assured that your child would be a successful adult with regard to education? Discuss class size,school funding,private versus public schools,type of teacher,and peers.

Accepted Answer

The Coleman Report found that funding di

What is the relationship between birth weight and education?

When classrooms are divided into ability levels,type of preparation,or according to future plans,it is called:

With regard to race and college degree completion,which of the following is correct?

A paradox of the American education system is that education is:

Results from the Coleman Report were surprising because findings indicated that:

Which of the following is NOT an argument in support of tracking in schools?

Briefly outline Rosenthal and Jacobson's 1968 study of the Pygmalion effect.Then discuss how teachers' expectations of students could positively and negatively affect students' academic achievement.

Which of the following would NOT be an example of social capital?

What was the name of the landmark court ruling that mandated desegregation of American schools?

With regard to biological or genetic differences between people,sociologists have found that:

The Coleman Report (1966)was twelve years after Brown v.Board of Education.Did the study uphold the idea that schools were "separate but unequal"? Explain.

Which of the following is NOT an argument in support of the sorting function served by schools?

Which of the following statements is true with regard to preferential admissions to colleges and universities?

One of the major reasons that lower-status parents use more directives and teach their children to be more obedient than inquisitive is that they:

According to your text,approximately ____________ percent of the nation's population 16 years and older is functionally illiterate.

With regard to race and high school graduation rates,which of the following is correct?

Broadly defined,education is:

Which of the following scenarios does NOT illustrate the resource dilution hypothesis?

Imagine you have a two-year-old child.Considering all the studies discussed in Chapter 13,what would you do to be assured that your child would be a successful adult with regard to education? Discuss class size,school funding,private versus public schools,type of teacher,and peers.

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Exam 13: Education

What is the relationship between birth weight and education?

When classrooms are divided into ability levels,type of preparation,or according to future plans,it is called:

With regard to race and college degree completion,which of the following is correct?

A paradox of the American education system is that education is:

Results from the Coleman Report were surprising because findings indicated that:

Which of the following is NOT an argument in support of tracking in schools?

Briefly outline Rosenthal and Jacobson's 1968 study of the Pygmalion effect.Then discuss how teachers' expectations of students could positively and negatively affect students' academic achievement.

Which of the following would NOT be an example of social capital?

What was the name of the landmark court ruling that mandated desegregation of American schools?

With regard to biological or genetic differences between people,sociologists have found that:

The Coleman Report (1966)was twelve years after Brown v.Board of Education.Did the study uphold the idea that schools were "separate but unequal"? Explain.

Which of the following is NOT an argument in support of the sorting function served by schools?

Which of the following statements is true with regard to preferential admissions to colleges and universities?

One of the major reasons that lower-status parents use more directives and teach their children to be more obedient than inquisitive is that they:

According to your text,approximately ____________ percent of the nation's population 16 years and older is functionally illiterate.

With regard to race and high school graduation rates,which of the following is correct?

Broadly defined,education is:

Which of the following scenarios does NOT illustrate the resource dilution hypothesis?

Imagine you have a two-year-old child.Considering all the studies discussed in Chapter 13,what would you do to be assured that your child would be a successful adult with regard to education? Discuss class size,school funding,private versus public schools,type of teacher,and peers.

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

Methods

Culture and Media

Socialization and the Construction of Reality

Groups and Networks

Social Control and Deviance

Stratification

Gender

Race

Poverty

Health and Society

Family (in Core edition)

Capitalism and the Economy

Authority and the State

Religion

Science, the Environment, and Society

Collective Action, Social Movements, and Social Change

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