Question 1

Schools have a ________ that teaches students to follow orders, to be quiet, and to please people in authority regardless of the situation.

Accepted Answer

A)  hidden curriculum 
B)  secret agenda 
C)  double standard 
D)  conformist agenda 
A)  hidden curriculum 
B)  secret agenda 
C)  double standard 
D)  conformist agenda

Question 2

S. commitment to ________ results in an increasing number of persons receiving formal education.

Accepted Answer

A)  private education 
B)  free education 
C)  mass education 
D)  religious education 
A)  private education 
B)  free education 
C)  mass education 
D)  religious education

Question 3

According to Albert Shanker, what are the consequences of a common curriculum?

Accepted Answer

Albert Shanker, the late president of th

Question 4

Discuss the ways that underachievers and low-status students are taught to blame themselves and not the system for their failures.

Accepted Answer

Underachievers and low-status students a

Question 5

The low-tracked students are tracked to fail

Accepted Answer

A)  because of high teacher expectations. 
B)  in spite of state-of-the-art education resources. 
C)  because of negative labels. 
D)  despite faculty salaries that draw the best teachers to this track. 
A)  because of high teacher expectations. 
B)  in spite of state-of-the-art education resources. 
C)  because of negative labels. 
D)  despite faculty salaries that draw the best teachers to this track.

Question 6

A strong relationship exists between poverty and test scores in reading, writing, and mathematics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Evidence that the educational system in the United States is moving toward greater fragmentation is

Accepted Answer

A)  the increase in private school enrollments. 
B)  the decline in home schooling. 
C)  the disappearance of charter schools. 
D)  the judicial outlawing of vouchers. 
A)  the increase in private school enrollments. 
B)  the decline in home schooling. 
C)  the disappearance of charter schools. 
D)  the judicial outlawing of vouchers.

Question 8

The sorting of students on the basis of a child's current (not potential) abilities and his or her background expands the equal opportunities already inherent in the school system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Rosenthal and Jacobson's 1968 study, though controversial, demonstrated the power of

Accepted Answer

A)  tracking. 
B)  the self-fulfilling prophecy. 
C)  segregation in the public schools. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  tracking. 
B)  the self-fulfilling prophecy. 
C)  segregation in the public schools. 
D)  all of the above

Question 10

From the ________ perspective, the educational system reinforces the existing inequalities in society.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

More minorities are attending college than ever; they are now overrepresented in the college population due to affirmative action quotas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The orientation of schools toward teaching conformity and order may be good for society and for students who want to live out their lives in large bureaucracies, but it is not conducive to personal integrity and to acting out against situations that ought to be changed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

________ are a form of using public money to finance private education and are another way the educational system is fragmented.

Accepted Answer

A)  Magnet schools 
B)  Charter schools 
C)  Parochial schools 
D)  Vouchers 
A)  Magnet schools 
B)  Charter schools 
C)  Parochial schools 
D)  Vouchers

Question 14

The elementary school level has an extremely high prevalence of racial and economic segregation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The development of academic skills among poor children is more difficult due to lack of access to

Accepted Answer

A)  libraries. 
B)  planetariums. 
C)  museums. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  libraries. 
B)  planetariums. 
C)  museums. 
D)  all of the above

Question 16

________, also known as ability grouping, sorts students into different groups or classes according to their perceived current (not potential) intellectual ability.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sorting 
B)  Grading 
C)  Tracking 
D)  Evaluation 
A)  Sorting 
B)  Grading 
C)  Tracking 
D)  Evaluation

Question 17

As immigration continues to diminish, the language gap in the United States is correspondingly decreasing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Schools are irrelevant to the minority students if they disregard topics such as race relations, poverty, and the distribution of community power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Religious motivations, along with social class concerns, motivate some parents to send their child to a private school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The ability to pay for college reinforces the class system by

Accepted Answer

A)  shutting out the poor from the possibility of college. 
B)  focusing on the student's ability to compete. 
C)  creating scholarships for the lower class. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  shutting out the poor from the possibility of college. 
B)  focusing on the student's ability to compete. 
C)  creating scholarships for the lower class. 
D)  none of the above

Schools have a ________ that teaches students to follow orders, to be quiet, and to please people in authority regardless of the situation.

S. commitment to ________ results in an increasing number of persons receiving formal education.

According to Albert Shanker, what are the consequences of a common curriculum?

Discuss the ways that underachievers and low-status students are taught to blame themselves and not the system for their failures.

The low-tracked students are tracked to fail

A strong relationship exists between poverty and test scores in reading, writing, and mathematics.

Evidence that the educational system in the United States is moving toward greater fragmentation is

The sorting of students on the basis of a child's current (not potential) abilities and his or her background expands the equal opportunities already inherent in the school system.

Rosenthal and Jacobson's 1968 study, though controversial, demonstrated the power of

From the ________ perspective, the educational system reinforces the existing inequalities in society.

More minorities are attending college than ever; they are now overrepresented in the college population due to affirmative action quotas.

The orientation of schools toward teaching conformity and order may be good for society and for students who want to live out their lives in large bureaucracies, but it is not conducive to personal integrity and to acting out against situations that ought to be changed.

________ are a form of using public money to finance private education and are another way the educational system is fragmented.

The elementary school level has an extremely high prevalence of racial and economic segregation.

The development of academic skills among poor children is more difficult due to lack of access to

________, also known as ability grouping, sorts students into different groups or classes according to their perceived current (not potential) intellectual ability.

As immigration continues to diminish, the language gap in the United States is correspondingly decreasing.

Schools are irrelevant to the minority students if they disregard topics such as race relations, poverty, and the distribution of community power.

Religious motivations, along with social class concerns, motivate some parents to send their child to a private school.

The ability to pay for college reinforces the class system by

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Schools have a ________ that teaches students to follow orders, to be quiet, and to please people in authority regardless of the situation.

S. commitment to ________ results in an increasing number of persons receiving formal education.

According to Albert Shanker, what are the consequences of a common curriculum?

Discuss the ways that underachievers and low-status students are taught to blame themselves and not the system for their failures.

The low-tracked students are tracked to fail

A strong relationship exists between poverty and test scores in reading, writing, and mathematics.

Evidence that the educational system in the United States is moving toward greater fragmentation is

The sorting of students on the basis of a child's current (not potential) abilities and his or her background expands the equal opportunities already inherent in the school system.

Rosenthal and Jacobson's 1968 study, though controversial, demonstrated the power of

From the ________ perspective, the educational system reinforces the existing inequalities in society.

More minorities are attending college than ever; they are now overrepresented in the college population due to affirmative action quotas.

The orientation of schools toward teaching conformity and order may be good for society and for students who want to live out their lives in large bureaucracies, but it is not conducive to personal integrity and to acting out against situations that ought to be changed.

________ are a form of using public money to finance private education and are another way the educational system is fragmented.

The elementary school level has an extremely high prevalence of racial and economic segregation.

The development of academic skills among poor children is more difficult due to lack of access to

________, also known as ability grouping, sorts students into different groups or classes according to their perceived current (not potential) intellectual ability.

As immigration continues to diminish, the language gap in the United States is correspondingly decreasing.

Schools are irrelevant to the minority students if they disregard topics such as race relations, poverty, and the distribution of community power.

Religious motivations, along with social class concerns, motivate some parents to send their child to a private school.

The ability to pay for college reinforces the class system by

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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