Chapter 16: Sociology

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The concept hidden curriculum can be defined as
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A typed of nonacademic knowledge that one learns through informal learning and cultural transmission
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which court case set the precedent for access to education within the United States for students with disabilities
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Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia
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What is the Head Start Program?
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a federal program that provides academically focused preschool to students of low socioeconomic status
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Which of the following is NOT a method used within the U.S to produce educational equality?
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Mandatory tutoring
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to make students more competitive in the work force and graduate school, college professors are begining to lower the standard for students grades. (i. e. what was once considered a B is now considered an A). This is known as
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Grade inflation
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The term sorting can be defined as
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classifying students based on academic merit or potential
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the term formal education is defined by the text as
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the learning of academic facts and concepts
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Which of the following sociological perspectives argues that the educational system reinforces and perpetuates social inequalities arising from differences in class, gender, race, and ethnicity?
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Conflict Theory
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What factors contribute to inequality within the educational system in the United States
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ALL OF THE ABOVE -socioeconomic status -racis
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Malik grew up in an affluent household which embraced activities such as attending the opera, visiting museums, and traveling to foreign countries at leas once a year. When Mali goes to college, he finds he has much to talk about with professors, and fellow students from similar backgrounds. Malik is enjoying the benefits of:
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Cultural capital
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credentialism
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the emphasis on certificates or degrees to show that a person has a certain skill, has attained a certain level of education, or has met certain job qualifications
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cultural capital
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cultural knowledge that serves (metaphorically) as currency to help one navigate a culture
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cultural transmission
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the way people come to learn the values, beliefs, and social norms of their culture
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education
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a social institution through which a society's children are taught basic academic knowledge learning skills, and cultural norms
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formal education
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the learning of academic facts and concepts
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grade inflation
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the idea that the achievement level associated with an A today is notably lower than the achievement level associated with A-level work a few decades ago
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head start program
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a federal program that provides academically focused preschool to students of low socioeconomic status
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hidden curriculum
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the type of nonacademic knowledge that one learns through informal learning and cultural transmission
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informal education
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learning about cultural values, norms, and expected behaviors through participation in a society
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No Child Left Behind Act
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requires states to test students in prescribed grades, with the results of those tests determining eligibility to receive federal funding
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social placement
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the use of education to improve one's social standing.
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sorting
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classifying students based on academic merit or potential
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universal access
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the equal ability of all people to participate in an education system
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what are the major factors affecting education system thought the world?
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Resources and money
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what do nations that are top-ranked in science and math have in common?
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they recruit top teachers
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informal education_____
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refers to the learning of cultural norms
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learning from classmates that most students buy lunch on Fridays is an example of+___
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cultural transmission
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in 1972, case Mill v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia set a precedent for
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access to education
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which of the following is not a manifest function of education?
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courtship
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Because she plans on achieving success in marketing, Tammie is taking courses on managing social media. this is an example of?
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social placement
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which theory of education focuses on the ways in which education maintain the status quo?
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conflict theory
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Which theory of education focuses on the labels acquired through the educational process?
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symbolic interactionism
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What term describes the assignment of students to specific education programs and classes on the basis of test scores, previous grades, or perceived ability?
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Tracking
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functionalist theory sees educaiton as serving the needs of
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all of the above: families society the individual
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rewarding students for meeting deadlines and respecting authority figures is an example of____?
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transmission of moral education
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what term describes the separation of students based on merit
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sorting
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conflict theorist see sorting as a way to
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perpetuate divisions of socioeconomic statsu
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conflic theorists see IQ test as being biased. Why?
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they reward affluent students with questions that assume knowledge associated with upperclass cultre.
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Plessy v. Ferguson se the precedent that
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separate schools for black and white students was allowed
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Public schools must guarantee that
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per-student spending is equitable
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key predictors for student success include
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socioeconomic status and family background
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allowing a student to move to the next grade regardless of whether or not they have met the requirements for that grade is called_____
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social promotion.