Question 1

In 1896, what decision by the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the principle of racial segregation if the facilities for blacks and whites were separate but equal?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

The dropout rate for young people from families with incomes $100,000 and above is less than 3 percent; for those from families with incomes below $25,000, the dropout rate is about

Accepted Answer

A) 2 percent. 
B) 12 percent. 
C) 22 percent. 
D) 32 percent. 
A) 2 percent. 
B) 12 percent. 
C) 22 percent. 
D) 32 percent.

Question 3

Research shows that the quality of the school matters to student performance, but what matters even more?

Accepted Answer

A) the region of the country in which the student lives 
B) the sex of a student 
C) the student's home environment 
D) the student's age 
A) the region of the country in which the student lives 
B) the sex of a student 
C) the student's home environment 
D) the student's age

Question 4

Since 1979, women have outnumbered men in U.S. colleges and universities. Despite this remarkable change, women still

Accepted Answer

A) usually fail to graduate. 
B) are more inclined to major in math, science, or engineering. 
C) primarily attend college in order to meet a successful husband. 
D) tend to concentrate in many traditionally feminine majors. 
A) usually fail to graduate. 
B) are more inclined to major in math, science, or engineering. 
C) primarily attend college in order to meet a successful husband. 
D) tend to concentrate in many traditionally feminine majors.

Question 5

Read the four statements below. Which statement is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Young children who gain skills in their native language and also in English outperform one-language children on achievement tests. 
B) Gaining bilingual skills has great value in today's global economy. 
C) Bilingual education encourages people to see some cultural traditions as better than others. 
D) English immersion seeks to "Americanize" children by teaching them the dominant culture. 
A) Young children who gain skills in their native language and also in English outperform one-language children on achievement tests. 
B) Gaining bilingual skills has great value in today's global economy. 
C) Bilingual education encourages people to see some cultural traditions as better than others. 
D) English immersion seeks to "Americanize" children by teaching them the dominant culture.

Question 6

Social-conflict analysis of education claims that, within any single school, tracking mandates that the best the school has to offer goes to those students who

Accepted Answer

A) most closely match the school's definition of an "average student." 
B) are socioeconomically disadvantaged and need extra help, regardless of their academic potential. 
C) are socioeconomically disadvantaged, but have strong academic potential. 
D) already have a lot going for them-those from more privileged backgrounds. 
A) most closely match the school's definition of an "average student." 
B) are socioeconomically disadvantaged and need extra help, regardless of their academic potential. 
C) are socioeconomically disadvantaged, but have strong academic potential. 
D) already have a lot going for them-those from more privileged backgrounds.

Question 7

Doug Downey and his colleagues discovered that U.S. children spend what percentage of their waking hours in school?

Accepted Answer

A) 13 percent 
B) 23 percent 
C) 33 percent 
D) 43 percent 
A) 13 percent 
B) 23 percent 
C) 33 percent 
D) 43 percent

Question 8

What percentage of undergraduates enrolled in U.S. colleges are women?

Accepted Answer

A) 37 percent 
B) 47 percent 
C) 57 percent 
D) 67 percent 
A) 37 percent 
B) 47 percent 
C) 57 percent 
D) 67 percent

Question 9

Which policy directs schools to integrate students with special needs into the overall educational program?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

A major reason that schooling is limited in poor societies of the world is that

Accepted Answer

A) parents can't take responsibility for teaching knowledge and skills. 
B) urban areas have little room for schools. 
C) parents need their children to work to provide food and income. 
D) literacy is not necessary for industrial, factory jobs. 
A) parents can't take responsibility for teaching knowledge and skills. 
B) urban areas have little room for schools. 
C) parents need their children to work to provide food and income. 
D) literacy is not necessary for industrial, factory jobs.

Question 11

Which of the following is identified in the text as a latent function of schooling?

Accepted Answer

A) providing society with skilled workers 
B) giving people the skills they need to earn a living 
C) preparing people to participate in the country's political and economic systems 
D) providing child care to working parents 
A) providing society with skilled workers 
B) giving people the skills they need to earn a living 
C) preparing people to participate in the country's political and economic systems 
D) providing child care to working parents

Question 12

On the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), for all racial and ethnic categories of people, a higher rate of poverty is linked to

Accepted Answer

A) lower performance on the test. 
B) no change on test scores. 
C) a slight increase in test scores. 
D) a large increase in test scores. 
A) lower performance on the test. 
B) no change on test scores. 
C) a slight increase in test scores. 
D) a large increase in test scores.

Question 13

Church-sponsored parochial schools were formed in the United States primarily by

Accepted Answer

A) southerners. 
B) Californians. 
C) rural farmers. 
D) Catholic immigrants. 
A) southerners. 
B) Californians. 
C) rural farmers. 
D) Catholic immigrants.

Question 14

Prior to the civil rights movement, the main reason that schools in the North were segregated was that

Accepted Answer

A) most African Americans had to live in all-black neighborhoods. 
B) federal laws mandated segregated schools throughout the country. 
C) because both white and black parents preferred to keep their children with those "of their own kind." 
D) few African Americans lived in cities. 
A) most African Americans had to live in all-black neighborhoods. 
B) federal laws mandated segregated schools throughout the country. 
C) because both white and black parents preferred to keep their children with those "of their own kind." 
D) few African Americans lived in cities.

In 1896, what decision by the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the principle of racial segregation if the facilities for blacks and whites were separate but equal?

The dropout rate for young people from families with incomes $100,000 and above is less than 3 percent; for those from families with incomes below $25,000, the dropout rate is about

Research shows that the quality of the school matters to student performance, but what matters even more?

Since 1979, women have outnumbered men in U.S. colleges and universities. Despite this remarkable change, women still

Read the four statements below. Which statement is NOT correct?

Social-conflict analysis of education claims that, within any single school, tracking mandates that the best the school has to offer goes to those students who

Doug Downey and his colleagues discovered that U.S. children spend what percentage of their waking hours in school?

What percentage of undergraduates enrolled in U.S. colleges are women?

Which policy directs schools to integrate students with special needs into the overall educational program?

A major reason that schooling is limited in poor societies of the world is that

Which of the following is identified in the text as a latent function of schooling?

On the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), for all racial and ethnic categories of people, a higher rate of poverty is linked to

Church-sponsored parochial schools were formed in the United States primarily by

Prior to the civil rights movement, the main reason that schools in the North were segregated was that

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Exam 13: Education

In 1896, what decision by the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the principle of racial segregation if the facilities for blacks and whites were separate but equal?

The dropout rate for young people from families with incomes $100,000 and above is less than 3 percent; for those from families with incomes below $25,000, the dropout rate is about

Research shows that the quality of the school matters to student performance, but what matters even more?

Since 1979, women have outnumbered men in U.S. colleges and universities. Despite this remarkable change, women still

Read the four statements below. Which statement is NOT correct?

Social-conflict analysis of education claims that, within any single school, tracking mandates that the best the school has to offer goes to those students who

Doug Downey and his colleagues discovered that U.S. children spend what percentage of their waking hours in school?

What percentage of undergraduates enrolled in U.S. colleges are women?

Which policy directs schools to integrate students with special needs into the overall educational program?

A major reason that schooling is limited in poor societies of the world is that

Which of the following is identified in the text as a latent function of schooling?

On the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), for all racial and ethnic categories of people, a higher rate of poverty is linked to

Church-sponsored parochial schools were formed in the United States primarily by

Prior to the civil rights movement, the main reason that schools in the North were segregated was that

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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