Question 1

Teaching students to read and write,to calculate numbers,and to master the facts of their society's history are all examples of

Accepted Answer

A) latent functions of education. 
B) manifest functions of education. 
C) manifest dysfunctions of education. 
D) latent dysfunctions of education. 
A) latent functions of education. 
B) manifest functions of education. 
C) manifest dysfunctions of education. 
D) latent dysfunctions of education.

Question 2

The correspondence principle refers to the tendency of

Accepted Answer

A) students to develop values and attitudes that are similar to those of their elementary school teachers. 
B) schools to place physically handicapped children in classes with peers who are at a similar academic level,regardless of physical condition. 
C) schools to promote the values expected of individuals in each social class and to prepare students for the types of jobs typically held by members of their class. 
D) parents to place their children in private schools that teach social values that are similar to their own. 
A) students to develop values and attitudes that are similar to those of their elementary school teachers. 
B) schools to place physically handicapped children in classes with peers who are at a similar academic level,regardless of physical condition. 
C) schools to promote the values expected of individuals in each social class and to prepare students for the types of jobs typically held by members of their class. 
D) parents to place their children in private schools that teach social values that are similar to their own.

Question 3

The teacher-expectancy effect reflects the views of which sociological perspective?

Accepted Answer

A) functionalist perspective 
B) conflict perspective 
C) interactionist perspective 
D) global perspective 
A) functionalist perspective 
B) conflict perspective 
C) interactionist perspective 
D) global perspective

Question 4

Critics of bilingualism in schools in the United States argue that

Accepted Answer

A) these bilingual programs cost too much. 
B) earlier groups of immigrants learned English without these programs. 
C) bilingualism undermines the social and political integration that education has traditionally promoted. 
D) None of these answers is correct. 
A) these bilingual programs cost too much. 
B) earlier groups of immigrants learned English without these programs. 
C) bilingualism undermines the social and political integration that education has traditionally promoted. 
D) None of these answers is correct.

Question 5

Critics of the hidden curriculum are concerned that

Accepted Answer

A) it may lead to a type of interpretive behavior. 
B) discipline takes precedence over the learning process. 
C) it places too much emphasis on creative thought. 
D) it may lead to a type of interpretive behavior,and also,discipline takes precedence over the learning process. 
A) it may lead to a type of interpretive behavior. 
B) discipline takes precedence over the learning process. 
C) it places too much emphasis on creative thought. 
D) it may lead to a type of interpretive behavior,and also,discipline takes precedence over the learning process.

Exam 43: Sociological Perspectives on Education

Teaching students to read and write,to calculate numbers,and to master the facts of their society's history are all examples of

The correspondence principle refers to the tendency of

The teacher-expectancy effect reflects the views of which sociological perspective?

Critics of bilingualism in schools in the United States argue that

Critics of the hidden curriculum are concerned that

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Cultural Variation

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