Sociology Education

Question 1

The quality of public ed is the same in the US, whether in wealthy suburb or the inner city

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

Hidden Curriculum

Accepted Answer

values taught but not openly/publicly acknowledged

Question 3

What do interactionists focus on?

Accepted Answer

The interaction between individuals in society

Question 4

Which of the following assertion would most likely be made by a supporter of for-profit school?

Accepted Answer

Schools can benefit by using business practices in education

Question 5

Which of the following is a latent function of a typical elementary school class?

Accepted Answer

To teach children to cooperate and share with others

Question 6

What is teacher stereotyping?

Accepted Answer

When teachers make pre-judgements about students

Question 7

Which of the following is true of the SAT?

Accepted Answer

Minorities get lower scores because they go to bad schools

Question 8

Which of the following is a fee paying school?

Accepted Answer

Private School

Question 9

Minority ethnic groups underachieve because of

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 10

If a textbook mentions men in U.S. history,but little about women,it can foster sexism

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

What is a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Accepted Answer

When teachers make pre-judgements about students

Question 12

A school that specializes in subjects like math and science is called

Accepted Answer

Magnet

Question 13

A major tendency of bureaucracy is to specialize

Accepted Answer

true

Question 14

A non-bureaucratic classroom structure in which students work and study in groups.

Accepted Answer

Cooperative Learning Model

Question 15

Interactionist's look at the internal factors affecting education. What are internal factors?

Accepted Answer

Factors from inside the school

Question 16

Which one is NOT a reason girls do better in schools?

Accepted Answer

Poor behaviour

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the voucher system?

Accepted Answer

Gov. gives money to family that would be used to teach child

Question 18

Charterschools are public schools, but have more freedom in curriculum than traditional schools

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

Charter School

Accepted Answer

publicly funded, private experimental school

Question 20

What is 'the hidden curriculum'?

Accepted Answer

Things that you learn that are not from specific lessons

Question 21

Which one of the following is the most basic manifest function of education?

Accepted Answer

Transmitting knowledge

Question 22

Theory that states education gives wealthy and powerful advantage over poorer

Accepted Answer

conflict

Question 23

Placement of students in programs according to academic ability levels

Accepted Answer

Tracking

Question 24

Private company takes public education money and creates schools to build successful businesses

Accepted Answer

for profit school

Question 25

Meritocracy means...

Accepted Answer

People are rewarded for their talents and abilities.

Question 26

A traditional classroom is less authoritarian than open classroom

Accepted Answer

False

Sociology Education

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Sociology Education

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