Question 1

A major legacy of colonialism in the developing world is the high level of:

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A)  literacy 
B)  illiteracy 
C)  primary education 
D)  income

Question 2

According to the textbook, U.S. high school graduation rates:

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A)  are among the highest in the industrialized world 
B)  are lower than most other wealthy nations 
C)  are lowest for whites and Latinos 
D)  are similar to other industrialized nations

Question 3

A stereotype threat occurs:

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A)  within groups that suffer from negative stereotypes 
B)  within groups that benefit from positive stereotypes 
C)  when people believe they are being judged not as individuals but as members of a group 
D)  when the media project negative images of a particular group of people

Question 4

According to the "Globalization by the Numbers" infographic, which country leads in terms of mean years of schooling? [img]

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A)  Japan 
B)  Norway 
C)  India 
D)  United States

Question 5

Jonathan Kozol's (1991) study of American schools found that:

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A)  high levels of segregation within schools and great inequalities between them exist 
B)  schools around the country spend the same amount per pupil as a result of government funding 
C)  tracking is a successful practice, especially for less advantaged students 
D)  schools have no long-term effect on a person's economic success

Question 6

The "place" formed by the global network of computers where Internet interaction occurs is called:

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A)  Facebook 
B)  the cloud 
C)  http 
D)  cyberspace

Question 7

Name and explain at least one source of the educational achievement gap in the United States.

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Question 8

Name and explain one way in which socioeconomic status might determine how well you will do in life.

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Question 9

What was one of the lessons of Jonathan Kozol's best-selling book Savage Inequalities?

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Question 10

According to Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis, the hierarchical authority relationships within schools parallel those of:

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A)  families 
B)  prisons 
C)  workplaces 
D)  democratic systems

Question 11

As a process of assimilation, schooling and its focus on an "official" curriculum-common language and the facts of a common history and geography-:

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A)  promote a sense of nationalism and an affinity among societal members 
B)  foster a commonsense way of thinking 
C)  promote a strong skill set to participate in the workforce 
D)  promote upward mobility

Question 12

Roy, a Korean American student, did better on his SATs than he anticipated, and he suspects part of the reason is that another student mentioned that Korean Americans have statistically higher scores than white students. Name and explain the phenomenon that sociologists might use to explain this situation.

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Question 13

Discuss the concept of intelligence and some of the attempts to measure it. Summarize the debate over the idea that IQ is genetically determined.

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Question 14

Briefly explain how the gender gap in education has changed in the past 20 years.

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Question 15

To the extent that schools help perpetuate social and economic inequalities across generations, they are part of the process of:

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A)  social reproduction 
B)  social transformation 
C)  tracking 
D)  hidden curriculum

Question 16

According to the "Globalization by the Numbers" infographic, which country leads in terms of proportion of persons enrolled in secondary education? [img]

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A)  Japan 
B)  Norway 
C)  India 
D)  United States

Question 17

In a counterargument to the claims made in The Bell Curve, a team of sociologists from the University of California at Berkeley asserted that the factor that is more important than intelligence in determining how well people do in life is:

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A)  one's parents' socioeconomic status 
B)  the number of students per classroom 
C)  cultural capital 
D)  one's SAT score

Question 18

Which of the following groups benefits from student tracking according to abilities?

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A)  low-achieving students because they can receive more individualized attention 
B)  high-achieving students because teachers do not have to spend time working with slow learners 
C)  all students because it allows teachers to help each group according to its abilities 
D)  average students because in mixed classes they are usually ignored as teachers concentrate on slow learners and high achievers

Question 19

Educational institutions are active participants in social reproduction because they:

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A)  reinforce the cultural advantages of upper- and middle-class families 
B)  increasingly offer classes on cultural and social capital 
C)  introduce new technologies and provide opportunities for poor people to learn middle-class values 
D)  were pioneers in the movement to reduced educational inequality

Question 20

Discuss how Pierre Bourdieu's concept of cultural capital and habitus explain middle-class and upper-middle-class students' success in a school setting.

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Exam 16: Education