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3. Which sociological perspective is concerned that schools often indoctrinate students in the
U.S. in Western bureaucratic ideology?
a. Functionalism
b. Interactionism
*c. Conflict
d. Feminist
Learning Objective: LO 8-1
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Conflict Perspective, p. 209
Question Type: MC
6. The practice where advanced learners are separated from regular learners is referred to as
_______.
a. exclusion
b. inclusion
c. Common Core
*d. tracking
Learning Objective: LO 8-2
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Interactionist Perspective, p. 212
Question Type: MC
7. The current call for educational reform was initiated during the _______ administration.
a. Clinton
*b. Reagan
c. Bush
d. Nixon
Learning Objective: LO 8-4
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Problems and Challenges in Education, p. 213
Question Type: MC
8. The No Child Left Behind Act was passed during the _______ administration.
*a. Bush
b. Clinton
c. Reagan
d. Ford
Learning Objective: LO 8-4
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Problems and Challenges in Education, p. 214
Question Type: MC
9. While the U.S. spends _______ on education than other high-income countries, our literacy
scores are _______ in a world comparison.
a. less; above average
b. less; average
c. more; average
*d. more; below average
Learning Objective: LO 8-4
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Problem of Basic Literacy, p. 216
Question Type: MC
10. Mia goes to a K–12 public school that has an open classroom design and a science-based
curriculum. Mia probably attends a _______.
*a. magnet school
b. voucher program
c. charter school
d. religious institution
Learning Objective: LO 8-5
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Does Having a Choice Improve Education? p. 234
Question Type: MC
13. Of the following, which racial or ethnic group’s college-bound students has the highest SAT
critical-thinking score?
a. Native Americans
*b. Asians
c. Hispanics
d. African Americans
Learning Objective: LO 8-3
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Ethnicity/Race and Education, p. 222
Question Type: MC
14. A survey conducted in 2013 by the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that nationwide, about _______ of students
had missed more than one day of school because they felt unsafe at school.
*a. 7%
b. 1%
c. 23%
d. 40%
Learning Objective: LO 8-3
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Violence and Harassment in Schools, p. 224
Question Type: MC
15. The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network’s 2011 National School Climate Survey
showed _______ of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered youth reported feeling unsafe in
school due to their sexual orientation.
a. 25%
b. 31%
*c. 63.5%
d. 16%
Learning Objective: LO 8-3
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Violence and Harassment in Schools, p. 224
Question Type: MC
16. Which of the following educational-reform acts introduced the concept of standards-based
reform at the state and community levels?
a. No Child Left Behind Act
b. National Defense Education Act
c. Nation at Risk Act
*d. Goals 2000 Educate America Act
Learning Objective: LO 8-4
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Educate America Act of 1994 and NCLB, p. 226
Question Type: MC
17. Which of the following educational-reform acts endorsed the concept of school choice?
*a. No Child Left Behind Act
b. National Defense Education Act
c. Nation at Risk Act
d. Goals 2000 Educate America Act
Learning Objective: LO 8-4
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Educate America Act of 1994 and NCLB, pp. 226–227
Question Type: MC
18. A Department of Health and Human Services 2002–2005 study found that low-income 3-
and 4-year-old children enrolled in Head Start showed _______ in prereading, prewriting, and
vocabulary skills as compared to non–Head Start children.
a. a slight loss
b. significant gains
*c. small to moderate gains
d. no measurable gains or losses
Learning Objective: LO 8-4
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Promoting Educational Opportunities—Head Start and Prekindergarten, p.
228
Question Type: MC
19. In its 1992 report, the American Association of University Women called on local
communities and schools to promote programs that encourage and support girls studying
_______.
*a. science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
b. science, sociology, engineering, and mathematics
c. science, technology, psychology, and mathematics
d. business, technology, engineering, and mathematics
Learning Objective: LO 8-4
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Women and Girls, p. 229
Question Type: MC
20. It is estimated that between _______ of all students are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or
transgender.
a. 1% and 2%
b. 10% and 11%
*c. 5% and 6%
d. 12% and 13%
Learning Objective: LO 8-3
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: LGBT Students, p. 232
Question Type: MC
21. According to Shaw (2001), which of the following is NOT a focus when promoting safety in
schools?
a. Preparation
b. Planning
c. Prevention
*d. Prediction
Learning Objective: LO 8-3
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Antiviolence and Antibullying Programs in Schools, p. 232
Question Type: MC
22. Which of the following is NOT a subject of inquiry and debate regarding charter schools and
voucher systems?
a. Defining clear systems of accountability
b. Establishing comparable performance standards
c. Ensuring the racial and economic integration of students
*d. Dedicating resources for the education of girls and young women
Learning Objective: LO 8-5
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Does Having a Choice Improve Education? p. 236
Question Type: MC
23. According to Saporito and Lareau (1999), the one consistent finding on school choice is that
a. Everyone involved benefits
*b. Students from poorer families or with less educated parents are less likely to apply or
participate in public school choice programs than middle-class families
c. Students from poorer families or with less educated parents are more likely to apply or
participate in public school choice programs than middle-class families
d. Students from poorer families or with less educated parents are just as likely to apply or
participate in public school choice programs than middle-class families
Learning Objective: LO 8-5
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Does Having a Choice Improve Education? p. 236
Question Type: MC
24. When studying school choice, Saporito and Lareau found that White families, as a group,
are _______ to avoid schools with higher percentages of Blacks, and African Americans families
_______.
*a. more likely; show no such sensitivity to race
b. less likely; show no such sensitivity to race
c. more likely; avoid schools with high percentages of Whites
d. less likely; avoid schools with high percentages of Whites
Learning Objective: LO 8-5
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Does Having a Choice Improve Education? p. 236
Question Type: MC
25. Nicole Ansell (2008) found that educational systems view children as _______ since they are
preparing them for work.
a. “human beings”
b. “human doings”
*c. “human becomings”
d. “human potentials”
Learning Objective: LO 8-1
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Functionalist Perspective, p. 208
Question Type: MC
26. Pierre Bourdieu (1977) argues that children from upper- and middle-class families are
advantaged in our educational system due to their possession of _______.
a. money
b. prestige
*c. cultural capital
d. political capital
Learning Objective: LO 8-1
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Conflict Perspective, p. 209
Question Type: MC
27. Which of the following terms in the sociological study of education is NOT generally
associated with the conflict perspective?
*a. Manifest functions
b. Organizational child
c. Cultural capital
d. Social capital
Learning Objective: LO 8-1
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Conflict Perspective, p. 209
Question Type: MC
29. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),
literacy disparities are associated with all the following EXCEPT this:
*a. Religious affiliation
b. Gender
c. Place of residence
d. Disabilities
Learning Objective: LO 8-3
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Problem of Basic Literacy, p. 214
Question Type: MC
31. The relationship between social class and spending time in novel environments (not at
home or school and not being cared for by a parent or daycare provider) can be described as
follows:
a. Children from low-income families spend more time in novel environments during early
childhood, but children from high-income families spend more time in novel environments after
beginning school
*b. Children from high-income families spend more time in novel environments during early
childhood, and this disparity continues once school begins
c. Children from high-income families spend more time in novel environments during early
childhood, but children from low-income families spend more time in novel environments after
beginning school
d. Children from low-income families spend more time in novel environments during early
childhood, and this disparity continues once school begins
Learning Objective: LO 8-3
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Social Class and Education, pp. 217–218
Question Type: MC
34. According to research by the Public Agenda organization, the number-one reason students
gave for leaving college is that they
a. Were unable to fulfill the academic requirements for their degree program
b. Could not balance classes and weekend parties
*c. Had to simultaneously balance work and school
d. Were bored and did not enjoy their classes
Learning Objective: LO 8-4
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Social Class and Education, p. 219
Question Type: MC
37. The institution of education has both manifest and latent functions.
*a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: LO 8-1
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Functionalist Perspective, p. 208
Question Type: TF
38. Functionalists argue that the education system has taken over functions of other social
institutions.
*a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: LO 8-1
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Functionalist Perspective, p. 208
Question Type: TF
39. According to Sadker and Sadker (1994), girls receive more praise, corrections, and feedback
than boys in school.
a. True
*b. False
Learning Objective: LO 8-1
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Feminist Perspective, p. 211
Question Type: TF
40. The current public education crisis is a recent problem in the United States.
a. True
*b. False
Learning Objective: LO 8-4
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Problems and Challenges in Education, p. 212
Question Type: TF
41. According to the Literacy Volunteers of America, very few U.S. adults are truly illiterate.
*a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: LO 8-4
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Problem of Basic Literacy, p. 214
Question Type: TF
42. Women account for 75% of adults worldwide who cannot read and write.
*a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: LO 8-4
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Problem of Basic Literacy, p. 214
Question Type: TF
43. Persistent academic achievement gaps remain between Black, Hispanic, and Native
American students and their White and Asian peers.
*a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: LO 8-3
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Ethnicity/Race and Education, p. 222
Question Type: TF
44. The basis of stereotype threat is that the person must believe the stereotype in order for
intellectual ability to be impaired.
a. True
*b. False
Learning Objective: LO 8-3
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Ethnicity/Race and Education, p. 223
Question Type: TF
45. The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network’s 2011 National School Climate Survey
found that almost 82% of the surveyed students reported being verbally harassed in school in
the past year.
*a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: LO 8-3
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Violence and Harassment in Schools, p. 225
Question Type: TF
46. The educational experiences of poor and minority students fundamentally conflict with the
principles of public education.
*a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: LO 8-3
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Community, Policy, and Social Action, p. 225
Question Type: TF
47. Under NCLB, states are required to institute a system of standardized testing for all public-
school students in Grades 3 to 8 and high school.
*a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: LO 8-4
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Educate American Act of 1994 and NCLB, p. 226
Question Type: TF
48. Head Start is the largest early childhood program in the United States.
*a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: LO 8-4
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Promoting Educational Opportunities—Head Start and Prekindergarten, p.
228
Question Type: TF
49. The first universal prekindergarten program was established in New York in 1987.
a. True
*b. False
Learning Objective: LO 8-4
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Promoting Educational Opportunities—Head Start and Prekindergarten, p.
229
Question Type: TF
50. Studies indicate that most girls and women learn best in cooperative, rather than
competitive, learning activities.
*a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: LO 8-4
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Women and Girls, p. 229
Question Type: TF
51. The New York City–based Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP) starts with an
assumption that aggression and violent behavior is an innate instinct.
a. True
*b. False
Learning Objective: LO 8-3
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Antiviolence and Antibullying Programs in Schools, p. 233
Question Type: TF
52. Supporters of school vouchers argue that the system gives parents more choice and
freedom in school selection and creates incentives for school improvement.
*a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: LO 8-5
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Does Having a Choice Improve Education? p. 234
Question Type: TF
53. Magnet schools are nonsectarian public schools of choice that operate free from most state
laws and local school board policies.
a. True
*b. False
Learning Objective: LO 8-5
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Does Having a Choice Improve Education? p. 234
Question Type: TF
54. Charter schools offer specialized educational programs, from elementary school through
high school, organized around a theme.
a. True
*b. False
Learning Objective: LO 8-5
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Does Having a Choice Improve Education? p. 234
Question Type: TF
55. Most LGBT students who are harassed or assaulted in school report the incident to school
staff or administrators.
a. True
*b. False
Learning Objective: LO 8-3
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Violence and Harassment in Schools, p. 225
Question Type: TF
56. In its 2010 proposal to reauthorize NCLB, the Obama administration set a new educational
goal: “Ninety-five percent of all students should graduate from high school ready for college or
a career regardless of their income, race, ethnic or language background, or disability status.”
a. True
*b. False
Learning Objective: LO 8-4
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Educate American Act of 1994 and NCLB, p. 227
Question Type: TF
57. The current focus of school antiviolence programs involves promoting school safety through
prevention, planning, and preparation.
*a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: LO 8-4
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Antiviolence and Antibullying Programs in Schools, p. 232
Question Type: TF
58. Hispanic students had the highest average SAT critical-thinking score in 2013.
a. True
*b. False
Learning Objective: LO 8-3
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Ethnicity/Race and Education, p. 222
Question Type: TF
60. According to research by the Public Agenda organization, what is the number-one reason
students gave for dropping out of college?
*a. Answers vary. Needing to work to make money.
Learning Objective: LO 8-3
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Social Class and Education, p. 219
Question Type: SA
62. Define manifest functions and latent functions. Provide one example of each in education.
*a. Answers vary. Manifest functions are intended goals or consequences of the activities
within an institution, such as educating children. Latent functions are unintended goals, such as
public babysitting.
Learning Objective: LO 8-1
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Functionalist Perspective, p. 208
Question Type: SA
63. Briefly explain the importance of social capital in the U.S. educational system.
*a. Answers vary. Social capital is distributed unequally by social class. Young children who are
more engaged in extracurricular activities and have increased opportunities to build personal
relationships with adults outside of their immediate family demonstrate greater academic
progress than children who lack access to these activities or opportunities.
Learning Objective: LO 8-1
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Conflict Perspective, p. 209
Question Type: SA
64. Identify the two primary purposes of the Safe Schools Improvement Act and the Student
Non-Discrimination Act.
*a. Answers vary. To support safe schools and enrich the learning environment.
Learning Objective: LO 8-4
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Antiviolence and Antibullying Programs in School, p. 233
Question Type: SA
67. List two factors associated with literacy disparities around the globe.
*a. Answers vary. Gender, poverty, place of residence, ethnicity, language, and disabilities.
Learning Objective: LO 8-3
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Problem of Basic Literacy, p. 214
Question Type: SA
68. Consider your own experience in school. How can the sociological imagination be used to
deconstruct the past social and cultural taboos in our classrooms?
*a. Answers vary.
Learning Objective: LO 8-3
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Inequality in Educational Access and Achievement, pp. 217–223
Question Type: ESS
69. Consider the different types of schools available today. Which of these models would you
choose or have you already chosen for your child, and why? Support your discussion with
sociological concepts and text content.
*a. Answers vary.
Learning Objective: LO 8-3
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Does Having a Choice Improve Education? p. 234
Question Type: ESS
70. Discuss how gender may impact one’s experience in the educational system.
*a. Answers vary.
Learning Objective: LO 8-3
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Gender and Education, p. 219
Question Type: ESS
71. How effective are U.S. policies, including NCLB, on improving educational achievement?
*a. Answers vary.
Learning Objective: LO 8-4
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Policy Responses—The Basis for Educational Reform, pp. 226–228
Question Type: ESS
72. Describe tracking. What are the advantages and disadvantages of tracking? Which
sociological perspective is concerned with this process?
*a. Answers vary.
Learning Objective: LO 8-2
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Interactionist Perspective, p. 212
Question Type: ESS
73. Explain the concept of public school choice. Discuss the options available in the public
education system. Analyze research on whether or not these options benefit all students,
regardless of social class, gender, race, and ethnicity.
*a. Answers vary.
Learning Objective: LO 8-3
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Does Having a Choice Improve Education? pp. 234–235
Question Type: ESS
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