Question 1

The term "dropping out" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) refusing to attend high school. 
B) quitting school before earning a high school diploma. 
C) not going on to college. 
D) being expelled from a public school. 
A) refusing to attend high school. 
B) quitting school before earning a high school diploma. 
C) not going on to college. 
D) being expelled from a public school.

Question 2

A school that provides students with learning disabilities with separate classes taught by specially trained teachers is following a policy of

Accepted Answer

A) special education. 
B) tracking. 
C) mainstreaming. 
D) redlining. 
A) special education. 
B) tracking. 
C) mainstreaming. 
D) redlining.

Question 3

Which term refers to formal instruction carried out by specially trained teachers?

Accepted Answer

A) education 
B) socialization 
C) cultural transmission 
D) schooling 
A) education 
B) socialization 
C) cultural transmission 
D) schooling

Question 4

Discuss how schooling in the United States differs for the poor and the wealthy. Consider per-student expenditures, performance on standardized tests, cultural capital, and the policy of tracking.

Accepted Answer

-Average income level affects a local co

Question 5

In the United States, what percentage of the population aged twenty-five to sixty-four has a four-year college or university degree?

Accepted Answer

A) 12 percent 
B) 32 percent 
C) 52 percent 
D) 72 percent 
A) 12 percent 
B) 32 percent 
C) 52 percent 
D) 72 percent

Question 6

Discuss the debate over English immersion versus bilingual education, and how this affects cultural diversity for students. What arguments are made for each approach? Which one do you favor? Why?

Accepted Answer

-English immersion: the policy of teachi

Question 7

In the world as a whole, about how many men and women are illiterate?

Accepted Answer

A) 80,000 
B) 8 million 
C) 800 million 
D) 8 billion 
A) 80,000 
B) 8 million 
C) 800 million 
D) 8 billion

Question 8

By which year had every state enacted a law requiring children to attend school?

Accepted Answer

A) 1789 
B) 1865 
C) 1918 
D) 1965 
A) 1789 
B) 1865 
C) 1918 
D) 1965

Question 9

During the 1960s, many white families moved from the central cities to the suburbs, thereby escaping required school busing programs. This movement out of the city was commonly called

Accepted Answer

A) decentralization. 
B) bus busting. 
C) beltway sprawl. 
D) white flight. 
A) decentralization. 
B) bus busting. 
C) beltway sprawl. 
D) white flight.

Question 10

In 1998, Californians passed Proposition 227, which

Accepted Answer

A) prohibited teachers from using physical punishment to discipline students. 
B) allowed teachers to talk about birth control in public schools. 
C) banned bilingual programs in favor of the English-immersion approach. 
D) mandated that school teachers must teach in English until at least the ninth grade. 
A) prohibited teachers from using physical punishment to discipline students. 
B) allowed teachers to talk about birth control in public schools. 
C) banned bilingual programs in favor of the English-immersion approach. 
D) mandated that school teachers must teach in English until at least the ninth grade.

Question 11

From which political point of view would someone claim that it is far less costly to pay for good schools today than to pay the costs of dealing with the problems that result from poor schools?

Accepted Answer

A) conservative 
B) radical right 
C) radical left 
D) liberal ( 
A) conservative 
B) radical right 
C) radical left 
D) liberal (

Question 12

The ability to read and write is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) education. 
B) literacy. 
C) schooling. 
D) socialization. 
A) education. 
B) literacy. 
C) schooling. 
D) socialization.

Question 13

About 30 million men and women in the United States do not read, write, or do basic arithmetic well enough to carry out daily responsibilities. This situation is the problem of

Accepted Answer

A) low ambition. 
B) poor socialization. 
C) functional illiteracy. 
D) dropping out. 
A) low ambition. 
B) poor socialization. 
C) functional illiteracy. 
D) dropping out.

Question 14

The extent of school violence is higher in

Accepted Answer

A) private schools. 
B) small, rural schools. 
C) urban and suburban schools with large enrollments. 
D) school that require students to wear uniforms or conform to other dress codes. 
A) private schools. 
B) small, rural schools. 
C) urban and suburban schools with large enrollments. 
D) school that require students to wear uniforms or conform to other dress codes.

Question 15

Public schools that offer special facilities and programs in pursuit of educational excellence are known as

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 16

According to symbolic-interaction analysis, tracking and other forms of labeling in education

Accepted Answer

A) improve student performance. 
B) are generally helpful to disadvantaged categories of students. 
C) can create a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
D) are linked to the budget concerns of schools. 
A) improve student performance. 
B) are generally helpful to disadvantaged categories of students. 
C) can create a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
D) are linked to the budget concerns of schools.

Question 17

About how many teaching job vacancies are there each year in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) 4,500 
B) 45,000 
C) 435,000 
D) 4.5 million 
A) 4,500 
B) 45,000 
C) 435,000 
D) 4.5 million

Question 18

Labels such as "gifted," "average," or "deficient" that are placed on students by schools

Accepted Answer

A) reflect their innate abilities combined with their work ethic. 
B) may reflect their school work but also reflect students' social background. 
C) have little effect on students' performance or future. 
D) keep students in school longer because schools treat them according to their individual abilities 
A) reflect their innate abilities combined with their work ethic. 
B) may reflect their school work but also reflect students' social background. 
C) have little effect on students' performance or future. 
D) keep students in school longer because schools treat them according to their individual abilities

Question 19

Which term refers to lifetime experiences and opportunities that enhance a student's ability to learn and succeed?

Accepted Answer

A) tracking 
B) cultural capital 
C) home schooling 
D) educational advantage 
A) tracking 
B) cultural capital 
C) home schooling 
D) educational advantage

Question 20

Which term refers to the social institution by which society transmits knowledge to its members?

Accepted Answer

A) socialization 
B) cultural transmission 
C) education 
D) the family 
A) socialization 
B) cultural transmission 
C) education 
D) the family

The term "dropping out" refers to

A school that provides students with learning disabilities with separate classes taught by specially trained teachers is following a policy of

Which term refers to formal instruction carried out by specially trained teachers?

Discuss how schooling in the United States differs for the poor and the wealthy. Consider per-student expenditures, performance on standardized tests, cultural capital, and the policy of tracking.

In the United States, what percentage of the population aged twenty-five to sixty-four has a four-year college or university degree?

Discuss the debate over English immersion versus bilingual education, and how this affects cultural diversity for students. What arguments are made for each approach? Which one do you favor? Why?

In the world as a whole, about how many men and women are illiterate?

By which year had every state enacted a law requiring children to attend school?

During the 1960s, many white families moved from the central cities to the suburbs, thereby escaping required school busing programs. This movement out of the city was commonly called

In 1998, Californians passed Proposition 227, which

From which political point of view would someone claim that it is far less costly to pay for good schools today than to pay the costs of dealing with the problems that result from poor schools?

The ability to read and write is referred to as

About 30 million men and women in the United States do not read, write, or do basic arithmetic well enough to carry out daily responsibilities. This situation is the problem of

The extent of school violence is higher in

Public schools that offer special facilities and programs in pursuit of educational excellence are known as

According to symbolic-interaction analysis, tracking and other forms of labeling in education

About how many teaching job vacancies are there each year in the United States?

Labels such as "gifted," "average," or "deficient" that are placed on students by schools

Which term refers to lifetime experiences and opportunities that enhance a student's ability to learn and succeed?

Which term refers to the social institution by which society transmits knowledge to its members?

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Exam 13: Education

The term "dropping out" refers to

A school that provides students with learning disabilities with separate classes taught by specially trained teachers is following a policy of

Which term refers to formal instruction carried out by specially trained teachers?

Discuss how schooling in the United States differs for the poor and the wealthy. Consider per-student expenditures, performance on standardized tests, cultural capital, and the policy of tracking.

In the United States, what percentage of the population aged twenty-five to sixty-four has a four-year college or university degree?

Discuss the debate over English immersion versus bilingual education, and how this affects cultural diversity for students. What arguments are made for each approach? Which one do you favor? Why?

In the world as a whole, about how many men and women are illiterate?

By which year had every state enacted a law requiring children to attend school?

During the 1960s, many white families moved from the central cities to the suburbs, thereby escaping required school busing programs. This movement out of the city was commonly called

In 1998, Californians passed Proposition 227, which

From which political point of view would someone claim that it is far less costly to pay for good schools today than to pay the costs of dealing with the problems that result from poor schools?

The ability to read and write is referred to as

About 30 million men and women in the United States do not read, write, or do basic arithmetic well enough to carry out daily responsibilities. This situation is the problem of

The extent of school violence is higher in

Public schools that offer special facilities and programs in pursuit of educational excellence are known as

According to symbolic-interaction analysis, tracking and other forms of labeling in education

About how many teaching job vacancies are there each year in the United States?

Labels such as "gifted," "average," or "deficient" that are placed on students by schools

Which term refers to lifetime experiences and opportunities that enhance a student's ability to learn and succeed?

Which term refers to the social institution by which society transmits knowledge to its members?

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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