Exam 13: Education and Religion

Compare the similarities and differences between education in the Most Industrialized,Industrializing,and Least Industrialized nations.

From a symbolic interactionist perspective,what does wearing a cross signify for Christians?

Why is evangelism important to sects and cults?

-Using Figure 13.5,"Religious Groups: From Hostility to Acceptance," demonstrates that an ecclesia would emphasize all of the following characteristics EXCEPT ________.

The increase in verbal test scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test from 1996 to 1997 is due to a better prepared student,which has become possible through computer-assisted learning.

If school shootings are actually on the decrease,why is school violence considered as such a serious problem?

What event created the belief that formal education was essential to the well-being of society?

How are church members in the United States stratified by social class?

Why has Sunday morning between ten and eleven been called "the most segregated hour in the United States?"

What do less rigorous teaching,dummied down textbooks,and less reading have in common with watching television,and playing video and computer games?

-Figure 13.2 "Who Goes to College? Comparing Social Class and Ability in Determining College Attendance," shows only 90 percent of students scoring high on standard tests among those who are rich attend college. What do you suppose happened to the other 10 percent?

The desire to accumulate capital as a duty and to constantly reinvest it is what Max Weber referred to as the Protestant ethic.

What two reasons were offered by the research of Coleman and Hoffer why Catholic school students did better scholastically than public school students?

Ecclesia and state religions are the same thing.

Down-to-Earth Sociology,"Community Colleges: Facing Old and New Challenges," reviews how community colleges have made great strides in the educational system nationwide. Discuss why these types of institutions are successful and competitive with the traditional four-year colleges.

Sociologically,how would a cult be defined?

The conflict perspective emphasizes that education reproduces the social class structure. Show how the concept of the hidden curriculum perpetuates social inequality.

What is a core value reflected by the education system in Japan?

What are the characteristics of religious membership in the United States? Compare the characteristics cited in the textbook to your own observations and experience.

Schools determining which people will enter what occupation based on their capabilities is referred to as ________.