Question 1

The relationship between educational performance and socioeconomic background and race is evident in the following:

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a strong relationship between test scores in reading, writing, and mathematics and poverty. 
B)  Achievement gaps in reading, writing, and mathematics persist between minorities and white students. 
C)  African American, Latino, and Native American students lag behind their white peers in graduation rates and most other measures of student performance. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  There is a strong relationship between test scores in reading, writing, and mathematics and poverty. 
B)  Achievement gaps in reading, writing, and mathematics persist between minorities and white students. 
C)  African American, Latino, and Native American students lag behind their white peers in graduation rates and most other measures of student performance. 
D)  All of the above

Question 2

The individual learns that their classmates are enemies, for if they succeed, they do not do it at your expense; this is an example of the cooperative nature of American education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Racial and economic segregation is especially prevalent at the ________ level.

Accepted Answer

A)  elementary school 
B)  junior high school 
C)  senior high school 
D)  college 
A)  elementary school 
B)  junior high school 
C)  senior high school 
D)  college

Question 4

The sorting of students into different groups is based on

Accepted Answer

A)  grades. 
B)  teacher judgments. 
C)  standardized tests. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  grades. 
B)  teacher judgments. 
C)  standardized tests. 
D)  all of the above

Question 5

A label of social disgrace that is attached to low-track students and is destructive to their self-concept is called a social taint.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

There is a lack of ________ across the nation's 14,000 school districts, which means that there are wide variations in the preparation of students and difficulties for students who move from one district to another.

Accepted Answer

A)  curriculum preparation 
B)  curriculum standardization 
C)  grading standards 
D)  teacher training 
A)  curriculum preparation 
B)  curriculum standardization 
C)  grading standards 
D)  teacher training

Question 7

It is ________, not ________ , that places college students in this stratified system.

Accepted Answer

A)  inherited wealth / money 
B)  money / ability 
C)  IQ scores / high school averages 
D)  family name / money 
A)  inherited wealth / money 
B)  money / ability 
C)  IQ scores / high school averages 
D)  family name / money

Question 8

The formal education system in the United States has a definite ________ bias.

Accepted Answer

A)  conservative 
B)  liberal 
C)  libertarian 
D)  radical 
A)  conservative 
B)  liberal 
C)  libertarian 
D)  radical

Question 9

Describe how the U.S. educational system is moving toward greater fragmentation.

Accepted Answer

The U.S. educational system is moving to

Question 10

The effect of the self-fulfilling prophecy is closely related to the phenomenon of stigma.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

From the ________ perspective, schools are of crucial importance in maintaining societal integration.

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict 
B)  bias 
C)  order 
D)  deficiency 
A)  conflict 
B)  bias 
C)  order 
D)  deficiency

Question 12

Contrast the order and conflict perspectives on formal education.

Accepted Answer

The order perspective on formal educatio

Question 13

The American education system is moving toward greater centralization rather than less as more and more parents are opting to send their children to public school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

An explicit goal of the Christian Coalition is to

Accepted Answer

A)  re-establish religious diversity in the schools. 
B)  encourage the teaching of evolution. 
C)  win control of local school boards. 
D)  alter the property tax base in impoverished neighborhoods. 
A)  re-establish religious diversity in the schools. 
B)  encourage the teaching of evolution. 
C)  win control of local school boards. 
D)  alter the property tax base in impoverished neighborhoods.

Question 15

Which of the following is not associated with the local control of the education system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quality of education varies depending on whether the tax base of the local area is strong or weak. 
B)  Dissatisfaction of the population with high taxes is often expressed at the local level in defeated school bonds and school tax levies. 
C)  Local school boards assume the responsibility of challenging the existing injustices in education. 
D)  Local control of education may mean that the religious views of the majority (or at least, the majority of the school board) may intrude in public education. 
A)  Quality of education varies depending on whether the tax base of the local area is strong or weak. 
B)  Dissatisfaction of the population with high taxes is often expressed at the local level in defeated school bonds and school tax levies. 
C)  Local school boards assume the responsibility of challenging the existing injustices in education. 
D)  Local control of education may mean that the religious views of the majority (or at least, the majority of the school board) may intrude in public education.

Question 16

Discuss how the formal education system in the United States reinforces the status quo.

Accepted Answer

The formal education system in the Unite

Question 17

Many Americans share a strong fear of ________ education.

Accepted Answer

A)  dumbing down of 
B)  communist influences in 
C)  centralization of 
D)  spreading culture values through 
A)  dumbing down of 
B)  communist influences in 
C)  centralization of 
D)  spreading culture values through

Question 18

The self-fulfilling prophecy is an event that occurs because it was predicted and people alter their behavior to conform to the prediction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The assumptions of social Darwinism are reinforced by the social class gaps in academic achievement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The effect of self-fulfilling prophecy is closely related to

Accepted Answer

A)  age. 
B)  race. 
C)  stigma. 
D)  social class. 
A)  age. 
B)  race. 
C)  stigma. 
D)  social class.

The relationship between educational performance and socioeconomic background and race is evident in the following:

The individual learns that their classmates are enemies, for if they succeed, they do not do it at your expense; this is an example of the cooperative nature of American education.

Racial and economic segregation is especially prevalent at the ________ level.

The sorting of students into different groups is based on

A label of social disgrace that is attached to low-track students and is destructive to their self-concept is called a social taint.

There is a lack of ________ across the nation's 14,000 school districts, which means that there are wide variations in the preparation of students and difficulties for students who move from one district to another.

It is , not , that places college students in this stratified system.

The formal education system in the United States has a definite ________ bias.

Describe how the U.S. educational system is moving toward greater fragmentation.

The effect of the self-fulfilling prophecy is closely related to the phenomenon of stigma.

From the ________ perspective, schools are of crucial importance in maintaining societal integration.

Contrast the order and conflict perspectives on formal education.

The American education system is moving toward greater centralization rather than less as more and more parents are opting to send their children to public school.

An explicit goal of the Christian Coalition is to

Which of the following is not associated with the local control of the education system?

Discuss how the formal education system in the United States reinforces the status quo.

Many Americans share a strong fear of ________ education.

The self-fulfilling prophecy is an event that occurs because it was predicted and people alter their behavior to conform to the prediction.

The assumptions of social Darwinism are reinforced by the social class gaps in academic achievement.

The effect of self-fulfilling prophecy is closely related to

The Sociological Perspective

The Structure of Social Groups

The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict

Culture

Socialization

Social Control

Deviance

Structural Sources of Societal Change: Economic and Demographic

Social Stratification

Class

Racial Inequality

Gender Inequality

The Economy

Power and Politics

Families

Religion

Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures

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Exam 16: Education

The relationship between educational performance and socioeconomic background and race is evident in the following:

The individual learns that their classmates are enemies, for if they succeed, they do not do it at your expense; this is an example of the cooperative nature of American education.

Racial and economic segregation is especially prevalent at the ________ level.

The sorting of students into different groups is based on

A label of social disgrace that is attached to low-track students and is destructive to their self-concept is called a social taint.

There is a lack of ________ across the nation's 14,000 school districts, which means that there are wide variations in the preparation of students and difficulties for students who move from one district to another.

It is ________, not ________ , that places college students in this stratified system.

The formal education system in the United States has a definite ________ bias.

Describe how the U.S. educational system is moving toward greater fragmentation.

The effect of the self-fulfilling prophecy is closely related to the phenomenon of stigma.

From the ________ perspective, schools are of crucial importance in maintaining societal integration.

Contrast the order and conflict perspectives on formal education.

The American education system is moving toward greater centralization rather than less as more and more parents are opting to send their children to public school.

An explicit goal of the Christian Coalition is to

Which of the following is not associated with the local control of the education system?

Discuss how the formal education system in the United States reinforces the status quo.

Many Americans share a strong fear of ________ education.

The self-fulfilling prophecy is an event that occurs because it was predicted and people alter their behavior to conform to the prediction.

The assumptions of social Darwinism are reinforced by the social class gaps in academic achievement.

The effect of self-fulfilling prophecy is closely related to

The Sociological Perspective

The Structure of Social Groups

The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict

Culture

Socialization

Social Control

Deviance

Structural Sources of Societal Change: Economic and Demographic

Social Stratification

Class

Racial Inequality

Gender Inequality

The Economy

Power and Politics

Families

Religion

Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures

Filters

It is , not , that places college students in this stratified system.