Question 1

Racial inequalities in early schooling have little impact later in life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Which of the following is not one of the strategies students use to cope with school pressures presented in the text?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ritualism
B)   Rejection
C)   Innovation
D)   Divergence D

Question 3

The statement, "Educational opportunities are manipulated in ways that keep the sons and daughters of the upper class in positions of privilege" most closely reflects:

Accepted Answer

A)   Symbolic interaction theory
B)   Conflict theory
C)   Functionalist theory
D)   Rational choice theory B

Question 4

__________ refers to hiring male teachers at higher pay levels than female teachers, having more male-dominated extracurricular activities, and increased vocational curricula.

Accepted Answer

A)   The war against boys
B)   Institutionalized patriarchy
C)   Myth of the fragile girl
D)   Masculinization of schools

Question 5

The first compulsory education was in a Lutheran monastery in Germany.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The informal system of schooling includes implicit norms of behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The major recommendation made by the Coleman Report was to:

Accepted Answer

A)   Integrate schools
B)   Masculinize schools
C)   Provide early childhood education
D)   Equalize per-pupil spending

Question 8

Most communities welcome sex education in the schools because it relieves families and religious leaders from having to teach young children about sex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to functional theorists, the hidden curriculum is a social and economic agenda that is responsible for differentiating social classes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is not a latent function of education?

Accepted Answer

A)   Fostering a youth culture
B)   Promoting change and innovation
C)   Keeping children off the streets until they can be absorbed into productive roles in society
D)   Serving as a mate selection market

Question 11

In 2005, more than 110 million children around the world received no schooling at all.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Name three characteristics of Weber's bureaucratic model and provide an example of how each characteristic applies to schooling. What is one problem or dysfunction you see resulting from using the bureaucratic model in education?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Name three characteristics of Weber's bureaucratic model...

Question 13

What is the value climate of schools? Provide examples.

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the value climate of schools?...

Question 14

Rational choice theorists explain teacher retention by looking at their perceptions of benefits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

African American preschoolers are twice as likely as white preschoolers to be expelled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following statements about tracking is false?

Accepted Answer

A)   Track placement is always a measure of a student's ability.
B)   Over time, differences in children's achievement become reinforced.
C)   Students from lower social classes are clustered in the lower tracks.
D)   Language differences between teachers and students affect track placement.

Question 17

Josh really wants to go to back to college, but after initially dropping out to pursue a job, he has little time to commute back and forth to campus or attend traditional classes. One option available to Josh is:

Accepted Answer

A)   Buying a faster car in order to make the commute shorter
B)   Learning the hidden curriculum
C)   Attending a virtual university
D)   Relying on credentials inflation

Question 18

List the three goals of equal educational opportunity described by James Coleman.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

One in five students report being sexually harassed in schools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Briefly explain the school-to-work transition. Provide examples.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 11: Education: What Are We Learning

Racial inequalities in early schooling have little impact later in life.

Which of the following is not one of the strategies students use to cope with school pressures presented in the text?

The statement, "Educational opportunities are manipulated in ways that keep the sons and daughters of the upper class in positions of privilege" most closely reflects:

__________ refers to hiring male teachers at higher pay levels than female teachers, having more male-dominated extracurricular activities, and increased vocational curricula.

The first compulsory education was in a Lutheran monastery in Germany.

The informal system of schooling includes implicit norms of behavior.

The major recommendation made by the Coleman Report was to:

Most communities welcome sex education in the schools because it relieves families and religious leaders from having to teach young children about sex.

According to functional theorists, the hidden curriculum is a social and economic agenda that is responsible for differentiating social classes.

Which of the following is not a latent function of education?

In 2005, more than 110 million children around the world received no schooling at all.

Name three characteristics of Weber's bureaucratic model and provide an example of how each characteristic applies to schooling. What is one problem or dysfunction you see resulting from using the bureaucratic model in education?

What is the value climate of schools? Provide examples.

Rational choice theorists explain teacher retention by looking at their perceptions of benefits.

African American preschoolers are twice as likely as white preschoolers to be expelled.

Which of the following statements about tracking is false?

Josh really wants to go to back to college, but after initially dropping out to pursue a job, he has little time to commute back and forth to campus or attend traditional classes. One option available to Josh is:

List the three goals of equal educational opportunity described by James Coleman.

One in five students report being sexually harassed in schools.

Briefly explain the school-to-work transition. Provide examples.