Fall 2024 Social Problems Exam #2 Review

Question 1

An example of the structural domain of power is education curriculum which focuses only on certain groups' histories.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

Who enacted the Elementary and Secondary Education Act?

Accepted Answer

Lyndon B. Johnson

Question 3

Race to the Top as an educational policy established uniform standards for all students and all schools.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

Which of these Supreme Court Judges agreed with the decision to "end" affirmative action in college admissions?

Accepted Answer

Associate Judge Clarence Thomas

Question 5

Symbolic Interactionism says teacher's expectations of their students affect students' achievement & self-perception.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

De Facto segregation is defined as segregation in societal norms.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Charles Horton Cooley created I v. Me Theory

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

Functionalism believes that education should provide equal opportunities for unequal outcomes.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Which theory believes that dominant groups impose their beliefs onto society as a whole?

Accepted Answer

Conflict

Question 10

Which of these is NOT a functionalist perspective of sexual violence?

Accepted Answer

Patriarchy is the primary reason for gender inequality

Question 11

Your textbook says young women between the ages of 18-24 report the highest rates of sexual violence.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

Which case ruled that segregation was constitutional as long as white and non-whites had equal facilities, etc.?

Accepted Answer

Plessy v. Ferguson

Question 13

Which two cases deal with the needs of undocumented/non-English speaking learners?

Accepted Answer

Plyler v. Doe and Lau v. Nichols

Question 14

Sex trafficking and human trafficking are the same crime/social problem.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

Which domain of power in the matrix of domination affects laws and policies in society?

Accepted Answer

Structural

Question 16

Code theory is an symbolic interactionist theory that states...

Accepted Answer

We use codes to communicate and these codes are indicators of social class

Question 17

Which county in Virginia resisted integration for 5 years after the Brown v. Board of Education decision?

Accepted Answer

Prince Edward

Question 18

Symbolic interactionism believes that education creates social cohesion and harmony.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

Symbolic Interactionism focuses, in part, on the ways experiencing sexual violence change one's self-perception.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

The sexual double standard rewards men for certain behaviors and punishes women for the same behaviors.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

The Voucher System allows students and their families to take state funding to whatever school they choose.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

Black boys are more likely than white boys to end up in special education by the 3rd grade is an example of :

Accepted Answer

Disciplinary, Structural

Question 23

Meritocracy is the idea that...

Accepted Answer

Hard work and individual effort determine your social position in society

Question 24

Which of these types of schools came as a result of contemporary education reform?

Accepted Answer

Magnet Schools, Charter Schools

Question 25

Which case struck down the use of racial quotas in college admissions?

Accepted Answer

Regents of University of California v. Bakke

Fall 2024 Social Problems Exam #2 Review

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Fall 2024 Social Problems Exam #2 Review

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