Sociology Quiz 6

1. What are the major factors that affect education systems throughout the world? a. Resources and money b. Student interest c. Teacher interest d. Transportation

2. What do nations that are top-ranked in science and math have in common? a. They are all in Asia. b. They recruit top teachers. c. They spend more money per student. d. They use cutting-edge technology in classrooms

3. Informal education _________________. a. describes when students teach their peers b. refers to the learning of cultural norms c. only takes place at home d. relies on a planned instructional process

4. Learning from classmates that most students buy lunch on Fridays is an example of ________. a. cultural transmission b. educational access c. formal education d. informal education

5. The 1972 case Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia set a precedent for __________. a. access to education b. average spending on students c. desegregation of schools d. teacher salary

6. Which of the following is not a manifest function of education? a. Cultural innovation b. Courtship c. Social placement d. Socialization

7. Because she plans on achieving success in marketing, Tammie is taking courses on managing social media. This is an example of ________. a. cultural innovation b. social control c. social placement d. socialization

8. Which theory of education focuses on the ways in which education maintains the status quo? a. Conflict theory b. Feminist theory c. Functionalist theory d. Symbolic interactionism

9. Which theory of education focuses on the labels acquired through the educational process? a. Conflict theory b. Feminist theory c. Functionalist theory d. Symbolic interactionism

10. What term describes the assignment of students to specific education programs and classes on the basis of test scores, previous grades, or perceived ability? a. Hidden curriculum b. Labeling c. Self-fulfilling prophecy d. Tracking

11. Functionalist theory sees education as serving the needs of _________. a. families b. society c. the individual d. all of the above

12. Rewarding students for meeting deadlines and respecting authority figures is an example of ________. a. a latent function b. a manifest function c. informal education d. transmission of moral education

13. What term describes the separation of students based on merit? a. Cultural transmission b. Social control c. Sorting d. Hidden curriculum

14. Conflict theorists see sorting as a way to ________. a. challenge gifted students b. perpetuate divisions of socioeconomic status c. help students who need additional support d. teach respect for authority

15. Conflict theorists see IQ tests as being biased. Why? a. They are scored in a way that is subject to human error. b. They do not give children with learning disabilities a fair chance to demonstrate their true intelligence. c. They don't involve enough test items to cover multiple intelligences. d. They reward affluent students with questions that assume knowledge associated with upper-class culture.

16. Plessy v. Ferguson set the precedent that _____________. a. racial segregation in schools was allowed b. separate schools for black and white students were unconstitutional c. students do not have a right to free speech in public schools d. students have a right to free speech in public schools

17. Public schools must guarantee that ___________. a. all students graduate from high school b. all students receive an equal education c. per-student spending is equitable d. the amount spent on each student is equal to that spent regionally

18. Key predictors for student success include ____________. a. how many school-age siblings the student has b. socioeconomic status and family background c. the age of the student when she or he enters kindergarten d. how many students attend the school

19. Allowing a student to move to the next grade regardless of whether or not they have met the requirements for that grade is called ____________. a. affirmative action b. social control c. social promotion d. socialization

1. Which of these is an example of a commodity? a. A restaurant meal b. Corn c. A college lecture d. A book, blog entry, or magazine article

2. When did the first economies begin to develop? a. When all the hunter-gatherers died b. When money was invented c. When people began to grow crops and domesticate animals d. When the first cities were built

3. What is the most important commodity in a postindustrial society? a. Electricity b. Money c. Information d. Computers

4. In which sector of an economy would someone working as a software developer be? a. Primary b. Secondary c. Tertiary d. Quaternary

5. Which is an economic policy based on national policies of accumulating silver and gold by controlling markets with colonies and other countries through taxes and customs charges? a. Capitalism b. Communism c. Mercantilism d. Mutualism

6. Who was the leading theorist on the development of socialism? a. Karl Marx b. Heidimarie Schwermer c. Émile Durkheim d. Adam Smith

7. The type of socialism now carried on by Russia is a form of ______ socialism. a. centrally planned b. market c. utopian d. zero-sum

8. Among the reasons socialism never developed into a political movement in the United States was that trade unions _________. a. secured workers' rights b. guaranteed health care c. broke up monopolies d. diversified the workforce

9. Which country serves as an example of convergence? a. Singapore b. North Korea c. England d. Canada

10. Ben lost his job when General Motors closed U.S. factories and opened factories in Mexico. Now, Ben is very antiimmigration and campaigns for large-scale deportation of Mexican nationals, even though, logically, their presence does not harm him and their absence will not restore his job. Ben might be experiencing _____________. a. xenophobia b. global commodity chains c. xenophilia d. global assembly line

11. Which of the following is not an aspect of globalization? a. Integrating governments through international trade b. Integrating cultures through international trade c. Integrating finance through international trade d. Integrating child care through international trade

12. One reason critics oppose globalization is that it: a. has positive impacts on world trade b. has negative impacts on the environment c. concentrates wealth in the poorest countries d. has negative impacts on political stability

13. All of the following are characteristics of global cities, except: a. headquarter multinational corporations b. exercise significant international political influence c. host headquarters of international NGOs d. host influential philosophers

14. Which of the following is not a characteristic of multinational corporations? a. A large share of their capital is collected from a variety of nationalities. b. Their business is conducted without regard to national borders. c. They concentrate wealth in the hands of core nations. d. They are headquartered primarily in the United States

15. Which is evidence that the United States workforce is largely a meritocracy? a. Job opportunities are increasing for highly skilled jobs. b. Job opportunities are decreasing for midlevel jobs. c. Highly skilled jobs pay better than low-skill jobs. d. Women tend to make less than men do for the same job.

16. If someone does not earn enough money to pay for the essentials of life he or she is said to be _____ poor. a. absolutely b. essentially c. really d. working

17. About what percentage of the workforce in the United States are legal immigrants? a. Less than 1% b. 1% c. 16% d. 66%