Question 1

What are some arguments for privatization of the educational system?

Accepted Answer

Supporters of school privatization argue

Question 2

Describe the four types of religious organizations outlined in the text.

Accepted Answer

The text mentions churches,sects,denomin

Question 3

Allison thinks that the Chicago school system would better equip students if it were turned over to for-profit institutions instead of the state.This view is often referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) Marxian method 
B) socialization 
C) statism 
D) curricula controls 
E) privatization 
A) Marxian method 
B) socialization 
C) statism 
D) curricula controls 
E) privatization

Question 4

Alienation can be described as:

Accepted Answer

A) the ways that humans relate to foreign and alien ideas 
B) the patterns of behaviors that societies use to distinguish themselves from outsiders 
C) the sense that our own abilities as human beings are taken over by other entities 
D) a sense of ownership 
E) a profound degree of mastery and knowledge 
A) the ways that humans relate to foreign and alien ideas 
B) the patterns of behaviors that societies use to distinguish themselves from outsiders 
C) the sense that our own abilities as human beings are taken over by other entities 
D) a sense of ownership 
E) a profound degree of mastery and knowledge

Question 5

Cantong notes in his research that often religion serves as a progressive force for social change.His views most closely resemble those of:

Accepted Answer

A) Émile Durkheim 
B) Samuel Conklin 
C) Karl Marx 
D) Max Weber 
E) Elizabeth Smith 
A) Émile Durkheim 
B) Samuel Conklin 
C) Karl Marx 
D) Max Weber 
E) Elizabeth Smith

Question 6

Martita thinks that public schools in poorer areas in the United States suffer from a lack of resources compared to those in wealthy areas and that this has a major impact on learning and educational achievement.Her views most closely mirror which of the following studies?

Accepted Answer

A) the Stanford prison experiment 
B) Jonathan Kozol's Savage Inequalities 
C) James Coleman's studies on "between school effects" 
D) Randall Collins's studies of credentialism 
E) sociological studies of tracking and "within school effects" 
A) the Stanford prison experiment 
B) Jonathan Kozol's Savage Inequalities 
C) James Coleman's studies on "between school effects" 
D) Randall Collins's studies of credentialism 
E) sociological studies of tracking and "within school effects"

Question 7

Grant belongs to a small and less organized group of worshippers set up in protest of the larger Christian congregation in his city.Sociologists would likely refer to this group as a:

Accepted Answer

A) church 
B) sect 
C) denomination 
D) cult 
E) SubGenius devival 
A) church 
B) sect 
C) denomination 
D) cult 
E) SubGenius devival

Question 8

Why was Karl Marx critical of religion?

Accepted Answer

A) He believed that religion defers happiness and rewards to the afterlife and teaches the resigned acceptance of existing conditions in the earthly life. 
B) Marx felt that religions explained existence but provided no explanations for societal advancement. 
C) He believed that the world's economies were mere reflections of their respective religions. 
D) Marx thought that religion influenced humans to think more in terms of philosophy instead of hard science. 
E) Because religion, according to Marx, only provided a road map to God without any explanation as to how to experience the Divine. 
A) He believed that religion defers happiness and rewards to the afterlife and teaches the resigned acceptance of existing conditions in the earthly life. 
B) Marx felt that religions explained existence but provided no explanations for societal advancement. 
C) He believed that the world's economies were mere reflections of their respective religions. 
D) Marx thought that religion influenced humans to think more in terms of philosophy instead of hard science. 
E) Because religion, according to Marx, only provided a road map to God without any explanation as to how to experience the Divine.

Question 9

Why did Émile Durkheim believe that religion was useful for human societies?

Accepted Answer

A) Durkheim felt that religions allowed our desires to be expressed in totems and repressed our baser instincts. 
B) Durkheim believed that religion, as mythology, provided a social place for science. 
C) Durkheim held that religion ties communities together through a common belief in Divine judgment. 
D) Durkheim argued that religion has the function of cohering a society by ensuring that people meet regularly to affirm common beliefs and values. 
E) Religion, according to Durkheim, allows the strong to assert ideological power over the weak, which leads to societal advancement and evolution. 
A) Durkheim felt that religions allowed our desires to be expressed in totems and repressed our baser instincts. 
B) Durkheim believed that religion, as mythology, provided a social place for science. 
C) Durkheim held that religion ties communities together through a common belief in Divine judgment. 
D) Durkheim argued that religion has the function of cohering a society by ensuring that people meet regularly to affirm common beliefs and values. 
E) Religion, according to Durkheim, allows the strong to assert ideological power over the weak, which leads to societal advancement and evolution.

Question 10

What are some of the reasons there are many illiterate people in the developing world?

Accepted Answer

Compulsory schooling,established in Euro

Question 11

The term school has its origins in a Greek word meaning:

Accepted Answer

A) "leisure" or "recreation" 
B) "mastery" 
C) "craftmanship and hard work" 
D) "accounting" 
E) "public service" 
A) "leisure" or "recreation" 
B) "mastery" 
C) "craftmanship and hard work" 
D) "accounting" 
E) "public service"

Question 12

Émile Durkheim defined religion in terms of a distinction between the __________ and the __________ .

Accepted Answer

A) clean; unclean 
B) clean; profane 
C) sacred; profane 
D) prayerful; silent 
E) lord; citizen 
A) clean; unclean 
B) clean; profane 
C) sacred; profane 
D) prayerful; silent 
E) lord; citizen

Question 13

Theism can be described as:

Accepted Answer

A) the philosophy that "might makes right" 
B) a belief in one or more supernatural deities 
C) repackaged neoliberalism 
D) the idea that schools should have equal access to resources 
E) a complete rejection of religion of any kind 
A) the philosophy that "might makes right" 
B) a belief in one or more supernatural deities 
C) repackaged neoliberalism 
D) the idea that schools should have equal access to resources 
E) a complete rejection of religion of any kind

Question 14

Xheng asserts that if a child is put in a higher level grouping for instruction in school,the child is likely to receive better teaching and treatment.Her view most closely resembles which of the following studies?

Accepted Answer

A) the Stanford prison experiment 
B) Jonathan Kozol's Savage Inequalities 
C) James Coleman's studies on "between school effects" 
D) Randall Collins's studies of credentialism 
E) sociological studies of tracking and "within school effects" 
A) the Stanford prison experiment 
B) Jonathan Kozol's Savage Inequalities 
C) James Coleman's studies on "between school effects" 
D) Randall Collins's studies of credentialism 
E) sociological studies of tracking and "within school effects"

Question 15

"Hidden curriculum" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) secret lessons picked up on by especially bright students 
B) a learning game invented in Berkeley 
C) the fact that much of what is learned in school has nothing directly to do with the formal content of lessons 
D) how difficult it is for students to find proper training in philosophy 
E) a computer module for teaching physics 
A) secret lessons picked up on by especially bright students 
B) a learning game invented in Berkeley 
C) the fact that much of what is learned in school has nothing directly to do with the formal content of lessons 
D) how difficult it is for students to find proper training in philosophy 
E) a computer module for teaching physics

What are some arguments for privatization of the educational system?

Describe the four types of religious organizations outlined in the text.

Allison thinks that the Chicago school system would better equip students if it were turned over to for-profit institutions instead of the state.This view is often referred to as:

Alienation can be described as:

Cantong notes in his research that often religion serves as a progressive force for social change.His views most closely resemble those of:

Martita thinks that public schools in poorer areas in the United States suffer from a lack of resources compared to those in wealthy areas and that this has a major impact on learning and educational achievement.Her views most closely mirror which of the following studies?

Grant belongs to a small and less organized group of worshippers set up in protest of the larger Christian congregation in his city.Sociologists would likely refer to this group as a:

Why was Karl Marx critical of religion?

Why did Émile Durkheim believe that religion was useful for human societies?

What are some of the reasons there are many illiterate people in the developing world?

The term school has its origins in a Greek word meaning:

Émile Durkheim defined religion in terms of a distinction between the and the .

Theism can be described as:

Xheng asserts that if a child is put in a higher level grouping for instruction in school,the child is likely to receive better teaching and treatment.Her view most closely resembles which of the following studies?

"Hidden curriculum" refers to:

Sociology: Theory and Method

Culture and Society

Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

Families and Intimate Relationships

Politics and Economic Life

The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Urbanization, Population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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Exam 12: Education and Religion

What are some arguments for privatization of the educational system?

Describe the four types of religious organizations outlined in the text.

Allison thinks that the Chicago school system would better equip students if it were turned over to for-profit institutions instead of the state.This view is often referred to as:

Alienation can be described as:

Cantong notes in his research that often religion serves as a progressive force for social change.His views most closely resemble those of:

Martita thinks that public schools in poorer areas in the United States suffer from a lack of resources compared to those in wealthy areas and that this has a major impact on learning and educational achievement.Her views most closely mirror which of the following studies?

Grant belongs to a small and less organized group of worshippers set up in protest of the larger Christian congregation in his city.Sociologists would likely refer to this group as a:

Why was Karl Marx critical of religion?

Why did Émile Durkheim believe that religion was useful for human societies?

What are some of the reasons there are many illiterate people in the developing world?

The term school has its origins in a Greek word meaning:

Émile Durkheim defined religion in terms of a distinction between the __________ and the __________ .

Theism can be described as:

Xheng asserts that if a child is put in a higher level grouping for instruction in school,the child is likely to receive better teaching and treatment.Her view most closely resembles which of the following studies?

"Hidden curriculum" refers to:

Sociology: Theory and Method

Culture and Society

Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

Families and Intimate Relationships

Politics and Economic Life

The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Urbanization, Population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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Émile Durkheim defined religion in terms of a distinction between the and the .