Question 1
Which of the following does NOT account for the differences in the educational system from country to country?
Value placed on education
Financial resources from the government and population
Amount of time devoted to education
Geographic distribution of male and female students
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Geographic distribution of male and female students
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Question 2
The term formal education is defined by the text as:
Learning about cultural values, norms, and expected behaviors through participation in a society.
An education that is accompanied by a tutor at all times.
The learning of academic facts and concepts.
The education one receives at a private school, parochial school, or private college.
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The learning of academic facts and concepts.
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Question 3
Jesus lives in rural Chile, and is the son of a poor farmer. The nearest school is 50 miles away, and he has no means to get there. What does the educational system in Jesus's country lack?
Informal education
Formal education
Latent functions
Universal access
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Universal access
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Question 4
Which court case set the precedent for access to education within the United States for students with disabilities?
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Brown v. the Board of Education
Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia
Plessy v. Ferguson
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Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbi
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Question 5
Which of the following is NOT a latent function of education:
Working in groups
Transmission of culture
Courtship
Political and social integration
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Transmission of culture
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Question 6
Which of the following is NOT a manifest function of education?
Social placement
Socialization
Social networks
Social control
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Social networks
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Question 7
Malik grew up in an affluent household which embraced activities such as attending the opera, visiting museums, and traveling to foreign countries at least once a year. When Malik 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:
Tracking
Cultural capital
Grade inflation
The education gap
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Cultural capital
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Question 8
The concept hidden curriculum can be defined as:
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.
The course objectives teachers incorporate into their syllabi after the semester has started.
A type of nonacademic knowledge that one learns through informal learning and cultural transmission.
The unexpected subjects students take an interest in after being exposed to experts in the field.
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A type of nonacademic knowledge that one learns through informal learning and cultural transmission.
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Question 9
Which of the following is NOT a method used within the United States to produce educational equality?
Head Start
Mandatory tutoring
Charter schools
Bussing
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Mandatory tutoring
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Question 10
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?
Conflict theory
Symbiotic theory
Functionalism
Symbolic interactionism
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Conflict theory
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Question 11
Kara has behavioral problems as a young child. As she goes through school, she is labeled "troubled," and told she will never amount to anything. Kara, though intelligent, decides to "live down" to this expectation. Which sociological perspective would be most interested in studying Kara's experience?
Feminist theory
Functionalism
Symbolic interactionism
Conflict theory
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Symbolic interactionism
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Question 12
The term sorting can be defined as:
The use of education to improve one's social standing.
A formalized system that places students on "tracks" (advanced, low achievers) that perpetuate inequalities.
Classifying students based on academic merit or potential.
The process by which students are allowed to choose their own classes based on interest.
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Classifying students based on academic merit or potential.
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Question 13
Which sociologist studied how cultural capital helps an individual navigate their culture?
Karl Marx
Pierre Bourdieu
รmile Durkheim
Max Weber
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Pierre Bourdieu
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Question 14
To make students more competitive in the work force and for graduate school, college professors are beginning to lower the standard for student grades (i.e. what was once considered a B, is now considered an A). This is known as:
GPA debt
Systematic grading
Academic bribing
Grade inflation
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Grade inflation
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