Chapter 14

The functionalist perspective stresses the role of schools in perpetrating class differences from generation to generation.

Preliterate societies that have no school do not fulfill the basic functions of education.

Many preliterate societies do not distinguish between education and socialization.

The American educational system helps slow the entry of young adults into the labor market.

Even in colonial times, patriots such as Ben Franklin saw schools as a way of Americanizing immigrants.

Lester Frank Ward believed the main purpose of education was to equalize society.

To say that schools are places of socialization means that

Which of the following is a latent function of education?

To say that child care is a "latent" function of school means that means that child care

Opponents of bilingual education argue that it

What, according to Lester Frank Ward, is the main source of inequality in society?

What was the basic message of the report titled A Nation at Risk?

Major assessments of the U.S. students have found them most lacking in ability in

The single most important element in the phenomenon of continuing innovation in American society is the

The "back to basic" movement in education emphasized rote learning, for instance, memorizing the multiplication table. The effect of this kind of education was that

According to some studies what proportion of fourth graders in the United States can read proficiently?

In 2006, four years after No Child Left Behind was passed, how did U.S. 15-years compare with those in 56 other countries?

To the conflict theorists, the function of school is to help each student develop his or her particular talents and abilities so as to live a more fulfilling life.

To conflict theorist, the function of school is to produce the kind of people the system needs.

According to conflict theorists, what is important about obtaining degree from Harvard or Yale or some other elite college is that it is a guarantee that a person had received quality training.

According to conflict theorists, what is important about obtaining degree from Harvard or Yale or some other elite college is that it is means the person probably will not rock the boat.

According to conflict theorists, the hidden curriculum of school subtly promotes creativity and imagination and downplays rote learning.

In view of conflict theory, the most important thing that schools actually do is

The "hidden curriculum," according to conflict theory, includes

"Tracking" in schools, according to conflict theory, includes

Rosenthal and Jacobson found that student performance is substantially affected by the

Which of the following is an aspect of the credentialized society?

Ted Brown, an elementary school teacher for the past 15 years, has returned to school to get a master's degree. The schooling will not make him a better teacher, but it will get him a raise. This is an example of

Cross-district busing of schoolchildren was a direct outgrowth of the Coleman Report of 1966.

The United States adopted the concept of mass public education only after it had been accepted in Europe

The Coleman Report of 1966 found that minority students perform better when they go to school with others like them in predominantly minority schools.

The high school dropout rate has been increasing gradually since 1980.

The Coleman Report and much subsequent research have shown that the more money a school district spends, the greater the increase in the achievement of its students.

Teacher often associate giftedness with children who come from prominent families, who have traveled widely, who have extensive cultural advantages.

Standardized tests can accurately measure intelligence and abilities, especially among younger children.

The level of violence in schools has been decreasing since the mid-1990s.

In past 20 years, the difference between males and females on the math part of the SAT has all but disappeared.

The Supreme Court decision declaring school segregation policies unconstitutional was handed down

In the South, state policy required blacks and whites to attend separate schools. This system was known as

The major cause of de facto segregation is

What is the relationship between education and median income?

Carol Gilligan argues that girls are devalued by society because

Which of the following is not a social consequence of dropping out of high school?

Nearly 20 percent of all students in the grades 9-12 reported they had carried a weapon at least once during the previous month.

The Coleman Report of 1966 concluded that

Dropping out of high school affects not only those who leave school, but also society in general because dropouts

In its famous Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, the United States Supreme Court banned

Over the past 75 years, the percentage of Americans completing high school has

The early home schoolers in the 1950s and 60s objected to the per missives and liberalism of public schools.

One problem with home schooling today is that it deprives children of the chance to participate in extracurricular activities.

hidden curriculum

de jure segregation

de facto segregation