Question 1

Chris teaches at a university at the rank of full professor with tenure. Based on the statistical likelihood, Chris is probably

Accepted Answer

A) female. 
B) male. 
C) conservative. 
D) African American. 
A) female. 
B) male. 
C) conservative. 
D) African American. B

Question 2

What policy mandates teaching non-English speakers in English?

Accepted Answer

A) bilingual education 
B) English immersion 
C) official English 
D) linguistic mainstreaming 
A) bilingual education 
B) English immersion 
C) official English 
D) linguistic mainstreaming B

Question 3

What school policy assigns students to different educational programs?

Accepted Answer

A) tagging 
B) tracking 
C) mainstreaming 
D) academic segregation 
A) tagging 
B) tracking 
C) mainstreaming 
D) academic segregation B

Question 4

Although the government claims that only a tiny percentage of the U.S. population is illiterate, research suggests the nation's level of functional illiteracy is about what percentage of the adult population?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 percent 
B) 4 percent 
C) 14 percent 
D) 34 percent 
A) 1 percent 
B) 4 percent 
C) 14 percent 
D) 34 percent

Question 5

Which policy requires school officials to severely punish or expel any student who brings a weapon, alcohol, or some other drug to school?

Accepted Answer

A) no excuses policy 
B) zero tolerance policy 
C) conflict resolution policy 
D) shock reality policy 
A) no excuses policy 
B) zero tolerance policy 
C) conflict resolution policy 
D) shock reality policy

Question 6

New York Public School 261, described by Jonathan Kozol as overcrowded, with inadequate heat and air conditioning, and no playground, stands out as

Accepted Answer

A) having a diverse mix of racial and ethnic students that mirrors New York. 
B) enrolling children of all class levels. 
C) excelling in sports. 
D) having a large minority student population. 
A) having a diverse mix of racial and ethnic students that mirrors New York. 
B) enrolling children of all class levels. 
C) excelling in sports. 
D) having a large minority student population.

Question 7

About what percentage of U.S. adults now complete high school?

Accepted Answer

A) 48 percent 
B) 68 percent 
C) 88 percent 
D) 100 percent 
A) 48 percent 
B) 68 percent 
C) 88 percent 
D) 100 percent

Question 8

Which type of schools provides freedom to try out new policies and programs?

Accepted Answer

A) charter schools 
B) magnet schools 
C) voucher programs 
D) mainstreaming 
A) charter schools 
B) magnet schools 
C) voucher programs 
D) mainstreaming

Question 9

Compared to 1960, today we find school segregation is

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A) a thing of the past. 
B) reduced. 
C) about the same now as then. 
D) much greater. 
A) a thing of the past. 
B) reduced. 
C) about the same now as then. 
D) much greater.

Question 10

The "conservative solution" to many problems of schooling can be summed up as

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A) more tracking. 
B) more school choice. 
C) more mainstreaming. 
D) more equal funding for all schools. 
A) more tracking. 
B) more school choice. 
C) more mainstreaming. 
D) more equal funding for all schools.

Question 11

According to the liberal point of view, the main cause of school problems is

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A) too little involvement on the part of parents. 
B) not enough competition among schools. 
C) too little funding for public schools and too much inequality of funding among schools. 
D) that the capitalist economic system created too much inequality to begin with. 
A) too little involvement on the part of parents. 
B) not enough competition among schools. 
C) too little funding for public schools and too much inequality of funding among schools. 
D) that the capitalist economic system created too much inequality to begin with.

Question 12

In 1997, the state of Vermont enacted a law (Act 60) that

Accepted Answer

A) combines school taxes across the state and redistributes funding on an equal, per-student basis. 
B) eliminated property taxes as a method of gaining school funding. 
C) enacted a "voucher system" that parents could use to "pay" for their child to attend a private or parochial school. 
D) eliminated busing. 
A) combines school taxes across the state and redistributes funding on an equal, per-student basis. 
B) eliminated property taxes as a method of gaining school funding. 
C) enacted a "voucher system" that parents could use to "pay" for their child to attend a private or parochial school. 
D) eliminated busing.

Question 13

In 1954, which decision by the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racially segregated schools violated the Constitution, striking down the "separate but equal" standard that dated back to 1896?

Accepted Answer

A) Plessy v.Ferguson 
B) Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka 
C) Meredith v.Mississippi 
D) Miranda v.Arizona 
A) Plessy v.Ferguson 
B) Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka 
C) Meredith v.Mississippi 
D) Miranda v.Arizona

Question 14

What important insights about schooling do we gain from structural-functional analysis, symbolic-interaction analysis, social-conflict analysis, and feminist analysis? What can you learn from each approach that helps you see ways to improve education in the United States?

Accepted Answer

-Structural-functional theory: Schooling

Question 15

Which political point of view argues that the main problem of public education is that government controls most schools, so public schools do not have to compete for students?

Accepted Answer

A) conservative 
B) liberal 
C) feminist 
D) radical left 
A) conservative 
B) liberal 
C) feminist 
D) radical left

Question 16

Radicals on the left argue that problems in our schools arise from

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A) the shortcomings of students. 
B) the shortcomings of administrators. 
C) basic flaws in the economic and political structure of society. 
D) the shortcomings of teachers. 
A) the shortcomings of students. 
B) the shortcomings of administrators. 
C) basic flaws in the economic and political structure of society. 
D) the shortcomings of teachers.

Question 17

As the U.S. economy moved from farming to industry, the responsibility for teaching the young moved from parents to

Accepted Answer

A) the workplace. 
B) specially trained teachers. 
C) the community. 
D) technology. 
A) the workplace. 
B) specially trained teachers. 
C) the community. 
D) technology.

Question 18

What can you say about where in the world literacy rates are high and low? Where does the United States stand in terms of literacy?

Accepted Answer

-Literacy: the ability to read and write

Question 19

Following social-conflict analysis of education, the fact that our school system socializes all students to be obedient citizens who are respectful of authority is one example of schooling's

Accepted Answer

A) self-fulfilling prophecy. 
B) tracking system. 
C) hidden curriculum. 
D) manifest functions. 
A) self-fulfilling prophecy. 
B) tracking system. 
C) hidden curriculum. 
D) manifest functions.

Question 20

Overall, what percentage of Hispanic students in the United States attends a school with a nonwhite student majority?

Accepted Answer

A) 40 percent 
B) 60 percent 
C) 80 percent 
D) 100 percent 
A) 40 percent 
B) 60 percent 
C) 80 percent 
D) 100 percent

Chris teaches at a university at the rank of full professor with tenure. Based on the statistical likelihood, Chris is probably

What policy mandates teaching non-English speakers in English?

What school policy assigns students to different educational programs?

Although the government claims that only a tiny percentage of the U.S. population is illiterate, research suggests the nation's level of functional illiteracy is about what percentage of the adult population?

Which policy requires school officials to severely punish or expel any student who brings a weapon, alcohol, or some other drug to school?

New York Public School 261, described by Jonathan Kozol as overcrowded, with inadequate heat and air conditioning, and no playground, stands out as

About what percentage of U.S. adults now complete high school?

Which type of schools provides freedom to try out new policies and programs?

Compared to 1960, today we find school segregation is

The "conservative solution" to many problems of schooling can be summed up as

According to the liberal point of view, the main cause of school problems is

In 1997, the state of Vermont enacted a law (Act 60) that

In 1954, which decision by the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racially segregated schools violated the Constitution, striking down the "separate but equal" standard that dated back to 1896?

What important insights about schooling do we gain from structural-functional analysis, symbolic-interaction analysis, social-conflict analysis, and feminist analysis? What can you learn from each approach that helps you see ways to improve education in the United States?

Which political point of view argues that the main problem of public education is that government controls most schools, so public schools do not have to compete for students?

Radicals on the left argue that problems in our schools arise from

As the U.S. economy moved from farming to industry, the responsibility for teaching the young moved from parents to

What can you say about where in the world literacy rates are high and low? Where does the United States stand in terms of literacy?

Following social-conflict analysis of education, the fact that our school system socializes all students to be obedient citizens who are respectful of authority is one example of schooling's

Overall, what percentage of Hispanic students in the United States attends a school with a nonwhite student majority?

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Exam 13: Education

Chris teaches at a university at the rank of full professor with tenure. Based on the statistical likelihood, Chris is probably

What policy mandates teaching non-English speakers in English?

What school policy assigns students to different educational programs?

Although the government claims that only a tiny percentage of the U.S. population is illiterate, research suggests the nation's level of functional illiteracy is about what percentage of the adult population?

Which policy requires school officials to severely punish or expel any student who brings a weapon, alcohol, or some other drug to school?

New York Public School 261, described by Jonathan Kozol as overcrowded, with inadequate heat and air conditioning, and no playground, stands out as

About what percentage of U.S. adults now complete high school?

Which type of schools provides freedom to try out new policies and programs?

Compared to 1960, today we find school segregation is

The "conservative solution" to many problems of schooling can be summed up as

According to the liberal point of view, the main cause of school problems is

In 1997, the state of Vermont enacted a law (Act 60) that

In 1954, which decision by the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racially segregated schools violated the Constitution, striking down the "separate but equal" standard that dated back to 1896?

What important insights about schooling do we gain from structural-functional analysis, symbolic-interaction analysis, social-conflict analysis, and feminist analysis? What can you learn from each approach that helps you see ways to improve education in the United States?

Which political point of view argues that the main problem of public education is that government controls most schools, so public schools do not have to compete for students?

Radicals on the left argue that problems in our schools arise from

As the U.S. economy moved from farming to industry, the responsibility for teaching the young moved from parents to

What can you say about where in the world literacy rates are high and low? Where does the United States stand in terms of literacy?

Following social-conflict analysis of education, the fact that our school system socializes all students to be obedient citizens who are respectful of authority is one example of schooling's

Overall, what percentage of Hispanic students in the United States attends a school with a nonwhite student majority?

Sociology: Studying Social Problems

Poverty and Wealth

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Aging and Inequality

Crime, Violence, and Criminal Justice

Sexuality

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Physical and Mental Health

Economy and Politics

Work and the Workplace

Family Life

Urban Life

Population and Global Inequality

Technology and the Environment

War and Terrorism

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