Question 1

Which of the following is a functionalist explanation for the increased number of Americans with college degrees throughout the course of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Competition for scarce jobs requires that Americans become overqualified for the jobs they want. 
B)  Americans need to become more educated to remain competitive with workers from other countries where students outperform Americans in math and science. 
C)  More education increases the amount of trust individuals have in others and how much they will participate in their communities. 
D)  Jobs have become more skilled and technologically advanced, and a more educated workforce is necessary to fill these jobs. 
A)  Competition for scarce jobs requires that Americans become overqualified for the jobs they want. 
B)  Americans need to become more educated to remain competitive with workers from other countries where students outperform Americans in math and science. 
C)  More education increases the amount of trust individuals have in others and how much they will participate in their communities. 
D)  Jobs have become more skilled and technologically advanced, and a more educated workforce is necessary to fill these jobs.

Question 2

Cultural capital refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  a regional center of arts, music, and entertainment. 
B)  the personal investments people can make to become more bankable and productive. 
C)  the benefits people derive from being in networks with other people. 
D)  social class-based skills and resources that people inherit and can use to their advantage. 
A)  a regional center of arts, music, and entertainment. 
B)  the personal investments people can make to become more bankable and productive. 
C)  the benefits people derive from being in networks with other people. 
D)  social class-based skills and resources that people inherit and can use to their advantage.

Question 3

Boys are more likely to engage in risky behaviors and experience problems at school; boys are also more likely to ____________ than girls.

Accepted Answer

A)  take math and science AP classes and score higher 
B)  take foreign language AP tests but score lower 
C)  take foreign language AP tests and score higher 
D)  score higher on AP math and science tests but lower on SAT math and science tests 
A)  take math and science AP classes and score higher 
B)  take foreign language AP tests but score lower 
C)  take foreign language AP tests and score higher 
D)  score higher on AP math and science tests but lower on SAT math and science tests

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an element of socioeconomic status?

Accepted Answer

A)  educational attainment 
B)  racial background 
C)  occupational prestige 
D)  income 
A)  educational attainment 
B)  racial background 
C)  occupational prestige 
D)  income

Question 5

All of the following are among the best practices for effective teaching listed by Langlois and Zales EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  minimizing class time devoted to noninstructional activities. 
B)  maintaining a fixed routine. 
C)  adopting strategies to encourage students to share compliments and insults. 
D)  having clear expectations for acceptable behavior and consistent penalties for rule violations. 
A)  minimizing class time devoted to noninstructional activities. 
B)  maintaining a fixed routine. 
C)  adopting strategies to encourage students to share compliments and insults. 
D)  having clear expectations for acceptable behavior and consistent penalties for rule violations.

Question 6

Jacqui is a student at a Catholic middle school.One day she is asked by her friends from the public school to skip school.Though Jacqui wants to be with her friends and is excited by the thought of breaking the rules,she decides not to go.Jacqui is concerned that if she were seen skipping school,her actions would reflect badly on her school,her parents,and her teachers.She also does not want to undermine the trust that adults have placed in her.This example illustrates how ____________ in Catholic schools may influence behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  human capital 
B)  community capital 
C)  cultural capital 
D)  social capital 
A)  human capital 
B)  community capital 
C)  cultural capital 
D)  social capital

Question 7

Studies show that ____________ school students score highest on achievement tests,followed by ____________ school students.

Accepted Answer

A)  Catholic; secular private and public 
B)  secular private; Catholic and public 
C)  public; secular private and Catholic 
D)  secular private; public and Catholic 
A)  Catholic; secular private and public 
B)  secular private; Catholic and public 
C)  public; secular private and Catholic 
D)  secular private; public and Catholic

Question 8

Marilee Jones,former dean of admissions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),resigned from her position in April 2007 after it came to light that she had fabricated her academic record and claimed to have academic degrees she did not have.While this is an extreme case,it illustrates the overemphasis on qualifications such as college degrees in order to be hired for a job.This is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  credentialism. 
B)  overeducation. 
C)  educationalism. 
D)  college bias. 
A)  credentialism. 
B)  overeducation. 
C)  educationalism. 
D)  college bias.

Question 9

According to Espenshade and Chung (2005),eliminating affirmative action programs would do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  sharply lower the number of legacy admissions at elite colleges and universities 
B)  decrease black and Hispanic admission acceptance rates by one-half to two-thirds 
C)  increase by one-third the number of women admitted to elite universities 
D)  not change the percentage of minority students at elite colleges and universities 
A)  sharply lower the number of legacy admissions at elite colleges and universities 
B)  decrease black and Hispanic admission acceptance rates by one-half to two-thirds 
C)  increase by one-third the number of women admitted to elite universities 
D)  not change the percentage of minority students at elite colleges and universities

Which of the following is a functionalist explanation for the increased number of Americans with college degrees throughout the course of the twentieth century?

Cultural capital refers to:

Boys are more likely to engage in risky behaviors and experience problems at school; boys are also more likely to ____________ than girls.

Which of the following is NOT an element of socioeconomic status?

All of the following are among the best practices for effective teaching listed by Langlois and Zales EXCEPT:

Studies show that school students score highest on achievement tests,followed by school students.

According to Espenshade and Chung (2005),eliminating affirmative action programs would do which of the following?

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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Exam 13: Education

Which of the following is a functionalist explanation for the increased number of Americans with college degrees throughout the course of the twentieth century?

Cultural capital refers to:

Boys are more likely to engage in risky behaviors and experience problems at school; boys are also more likely to ____________ than girls.

Which of the following is NOT an element of socioeconomic status?

All of the following are among the best practices for effective teaching listed by Langlois and Zales EXCEPT:

Studies show that ____________ school students score highest on achievement tests,followed by ____________ school students.

According to Espenshade and Chung (2005),eliminating affirmative action programs would do which of the following?

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

Filters

Studies show that school students score highest on achievement tests,followed by school students.