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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following does NOT account for the differences in the educational system from country to country?Financial resources from the government and populationGeographic distribution of male and female students.Value placed on educationAmount of time devoted to education
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe term formal education is defined by the text as:Learning about cultural values, norms, and expected behaviors through participation in a society.The education one receives at a private school, parochial school, or private college.An education that is accompanied by a tutor at all times.The learning of academic facts and concepts.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceJackson 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 Jackson’s country lack?Formal EducationInformal EducationUniversal AccessLatent Functions
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich court case set the precedent for access to education within the United States for students with disabilities?Mills v. Board of Education of the District of ColumbiaCitizens United v. Federal Election CommissionPlessy v. FergusonBrown v. the Board of Education
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a latent function of education?Political and social integrationCourtshipWorking in groupsTransmission of Culture
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a manifest function of education?SocializationSocial ControlSocial PlacementSocial Networks
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe concept hidden curriculum can be defined as:A type of nonacademic knowledge that one learns through informal learning and cultural transmission.The course objectives teachers incorporate into their syllabi after the semester has started.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 unexpected subjects students take an interest in after being exposed to experts in the field.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following sociological perspectives argues that the educational system reinforces and perpetuates social inequalities arising from differences in class, gender, race and ethnicity?Symbolic interactionismConflict theoryFunctionalismNone of these
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe term sorting can be defined as:A formalized system that places students on “tracks” (advanced, low achievers) that perpetuate inequalities.The process by which students are allowed to choose their own classes based on interest.Classifying students based on academic merit or potential.The use of education to improve one’s social standing.
- 10. Multiple Choiceat factors contribute to inequality within the educational system in the United States?RacismSocioeconomic statusAll of theseNone of these
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhen Ahmed is in 5th grade, he does poorly in math and science. His teachers recommend him for lower-level classes throughout middle school in all subjects, and he’s not given the chance to excel elsewhere. This process is known as:TrackingGrade inflationFeminism1. Manifest function
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