Sociology 13 example #39617

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

In 2010, approximately what percentage of American adults over age 25 had a college degree?

Marilee Jones, former dean of admissions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), resigned from her position in April 2007 after it came to light that she had fabricated her academic record and claimed to have academic degrees she did not have. While this is an extreme case, it illustrates the overemphasis on qualifications such as college degrees in order to be hired for a job. This is known as:

Boys are more likely to engage in risky behaviors and experience problems at school; boys are also more likely to ____________ than girls.

What is the relationship between birth weight and education?

According to Bourdieu, the three types of cultural capital are

Which of the following is NOT a sociological criticism of the idea that IQ affects educational outcomes?

All of the following are among the best practices for effective teaching listed by Langlois and Zales EXCEPT:

William, a 17-year-old high school student, chooses products in the grocery store by looking at the pictures on the labels of the goods on the shelves because he cannot read many of the words. William would be considered:

The embodied cultural capital that parents have may work with institutional cultural capital. Which of the following illustrates this?

Research has shown that the ____________ the family, the ____________ the children's achievement on test scores and grades.

Results from the Coleman Report were surprising because findings indicated that

Which of the following is most likely to be a conflict perspective argument about why education levels have continually risen in the United States over the course of the last century?

One of the major reasons that lower-status parents use more directives and teach their children to be more obedient than inquisitive is that they:

Jackson's parents pay for him to take private violin lessons and send him to language lessons after school. In the summer, he attends science camp. His parents try to take him on one vacation to a foreign country every year. Jackson's parents hope that these activities will build his skills and better position him to get into a competitive university. Jackson's parents are investing in his:

Though she graduated from high school, Jenny does not possess the skills necessary to balance her checkbook or make change for a customer without the aid of a cash register. Jenny is:

Affirmative action practices refer to policies that

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Knowledge and skills that make someone more productive and bankable are known as

According to Espenshade and Chung (2005), eliminating affirmative action programs would do which of the following?

With regard to race and college degree completion, which of the following is correct?

Suzanne and Jessica are best friends. Both have been in the same classes throughout elementary school and have performed similarly with respect to grades. Suzanne's dad owns his own company and her mom is a lawyer. Jessica's dad is a plumber and her mom works at Wal-Mart. All other things being equal, which is a true statement?

Jacqui is a student at a Catholic middle school. One day she is asked by her friends from the public school to skip school. Though Jacqui wants to be with her friends and is excited by the thought of breaking the rules, she decides not to go. Jacqui is concerned that if she were seen skipping school, her actions would reflect badly on her school, her parents, and her teachers. She also does not want to undermine the trust that adults have placed in her. This example illustrates how ____________ in Catholic schools may influence behavior.

Which of the following is NOT an argument against tracking in schools?

Which of the following trends in current educational achievement is NOT supported by research evidence?

With regard to the effects of families on children's educational outcomes, which of the following is true?

Which of the following is a functionalist explanation for the increased number of Americans with college degrees throughout the course of the twentieth century?

The SAT was developed in order to provide children from public schools with a chance to demonstrate their fitness for college and to show they were as able as students from private high schools. It is therefore ironic that:

Which of the following is NOT an argument that would be made by a conflict theorist?

Which of the following is NOT an argument in support of the sorting function served by schools?

Social capital is

At 9:05 A.M., the bell rings and children file into their third-grade classroom. The first student to sit at his or her desk—book open and pencil ready to write—wins a star for the day. The students love this little bit of competition. This example of nonacademic socialization (which can teach students the benefit of competition) can be referred to as the:

The Coleman Report is a systematic:

What might be a reason that upper-status students score higher on SATs?

According to your text, approximately what percentage of the nation's population 16 years and older is functionally illiterate?

Which of the following would NOT be an example of social capital?

Bill Cosby is concerned with black underachievement in the American school system. He suggests that:

One of the most interesting findings from the Coleman Report was that:

Stereotype threat is:

In 2010, women earned ____________ percent of graduate degrees.

Suzanne and Jessica are best friends. Both have been in the same classes throughout elementary school and have performed similarly with respect to grades. Suzanne's dad owns his own company and her mom is a lawyer. Jessica's dad is a plumber and her mom works at Wal-Mart. All other things being equal, which is a true statement?

Which of the following is NOT a finding of research examining the effects of class size on educational achievement?

When studies control for family background characteristics, the SAT:

Which of the following scenarios illustrates "stereotype threat"?