Question 1

In his research on language,Basil Bernstein found that working-class children used primarily ______ in stories,while middle-class children used more ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  descriptive nouns;pronouns
B)  pronouns;descriptive nouns
C)  compound sentences;fragments
D)  fragments;pronounsE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Discuss the general approach and assumptions a conflict theorist may take when studying the educational system.Then explain Randall Collins's theory of credentialism.How does this theory illustrate the conflict perspective?

Accepted Answer

From a conflict point of view,schools ar...

Question 3

Conflict theory stresses the need to base education policies on a longitudinal examination of the processes that occur inside schools and classrooms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Conflict theorists suggest that tracking is a mechanism for reproducing inequalities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Seventy-one percent of female high school graduates enroll in colleges or universities,while only 61% of male graduates do so.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Research suggests that there are many benefits of attending ______ schools,including greater interest in school activities,higher achievement levels,and more social equality.

Accepted Answer

A)  charter
B)  middle-class
C)  small
D)  MontessoriE) C) and D)
F) B) and D) C

Question 7

Geoffrey Canada's programs use a "cradle to college" approach to improve students' academic outcomes by utilizing all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  tracking the child to provide the best academic outcome
B)  teaching parents how to provide children with a healthy home environment
C)  teaching acceptable forms of discipline
D)  distributing household items that promote health and well-beingE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Which school of thought is most likely to focus on how schools socialize students with the appropriate values and sort and select them according to their abilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalism
B)  conflict theory
C)  symbolic interaction
D)  reproduction theoryE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Empirical research indicates that low educational performance among some groups in the United States is due to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural bias of IQ test questions
B)  genetic differences
C)  the quality of the school administering standardized tests
D)  flaws within the test questionsE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 10

According to David Baker and Gerald LeTendre (2005) ,all of the following beliefs have influenced the development of mass schooling EXCEPT that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  children should be educated
B)  nations should invest in schooling
C)  education is not required to benefit the collective good of society
D)  children should receive early and ongoing schoolingE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

According to Pierre Bourdieu,personal connections and relationships to other people are examples of ______ capital.

Accepted Answer

A)  economic
B)  social
C)  cultural
D)  symbolicE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

The belief that schools function to reproduce rather than eliminate inequality is most closely associated with ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalism
B)  conflict theory
C)  institutional theory
D)  symbolic interactionE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 13

Current research seems to indicate that the education system in ______ focuses too much on memorization and test-taking skills and not enough on critical thinking and creativity skills.

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany
B)  the United States
C)  Finland
D)  JapanE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

As a consequence of state legal reforms efforts,______ states now have financing plans in which schools in low-income districts receive an average of ______ more funding than higher-income districts.

Accepted Answer

A)  31;10%
B)  27;8%
C)  16;5%
D)  20;7%E) B) and C)
F) B) and D) B

Question 15

The idea that schooling corresponds to society's dominant interests and upper- and middle-class values is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  code theory
B)  cultural deprivation theory
C)  the institutional theory
D)  cultural capitalE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

The theory that the rise in credentials is a result of status competition among groups battling over scarce rewards is most closely associated with ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx and Max Weber
B)  Randall Collins
C)  Willard Waller
D)  Samuel Bowles and Herbert GintisE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

According to Basil Bernstein,what is the difference between the communication codes of working- and middle-class children? Give an example to support your answer.How do differences in codes affect children's performance in school?

Accepted Answer

Basil Bernstein (1924-2000)drew on funct...

Question 18

Institutional theorists argue that mass universal education benefits individuals but not societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Community schools are designed to improve at-risk neighborhoods and emphasize a sense of collective efficacy that will benefit everyone within a community.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 20

Which sociologist theorized that education established a modern system of meritocracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Émile Durkheim
B)  Talcott Parsons
C)  Karl Marx
D)  Randall CollinsE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 7: Education

In his research on language,Basil Bernstein found that working-class children used primarily ______ in stories,while middle-class children used more ______.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Discuss the general approach and assumptions a conflict theorist may take when studying the educational system.Then explain Randall Collins's theory of credentialism.How does this theory illustrate the conflict perspective?

Correct AnswerverifiedFrom a conflict point of view,schools ar...View AnswerShow Answer

Conflict theory stresses the need to base education policies on a longitudinal examination of the processes that occur inside schools and classrooms.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Conflict theorists suggest that tracking is a mechanism for reproducing inequalities.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Seventy-one percent of female high school graduates enroll in colleges or universities,while only 61% of male graduates do so.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Research suggests that there are many benefits of attending ______ schools,including greater interest in school activities,higher achievement levels,and more social equality.

Correct AnswerverifiedC

Geoffrey Canada's programs use a "cradle to college" approach to improve students' academic outcomes by utilizing all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which school of thought is most likely to focus on how schools socialize students with the appropriate values and sort and select them according to their abilities?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Empirical research indicates that low educational performance among some groups in the United States is due to ______.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

According to David Baker and Gerald LeTendre (2005) ,all of the following beliefs have influenced the development of mass schooling EXCEPT that ______.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

According to Pierre Bourdieu,personal connections and relationships to other people are examples of ______ capital.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The belief that schools function to reproduce rather than eliminate inequality is most closely associated with ______.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Current research seems to indicate that the education system in ______ focuses too much on memorization and test-taking skills and not enough on critical thinking and creativity skills.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

As a consequence of state legal reforms efforts,______ states now have financing plans in which schools in low-income districts receive an average of ______ more funding than higher-income districts.

Correct AnswerverifiedB

The idea that schooling corresponds to society's dominant interests and upper- and middle-class values is known as ______.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The theory that the rise in credentials is a result of status competition among groups battling over scarce rewards is most closely associated with ______.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

According to Basil Bernstein,what is the difference between the communication codes of working- and middle-class children? Give an example to support your answer.How do differences in codes affect children's performance in school?

Correct AnswerverifiedBasil Bernstein (1924-2000)drew on funct...View AnswerShow Answer

Institutional theorists argue that mass universal education benefits individuals but not societies.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Community schools are designed to improve at-risk neighborhoods and emphasize a sense of collective efficacy that will benefit everyone within a community.

Correct AnswerverifiedTrue

Which sociologist theorized that education established a modern system of meritocracy?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

In his research on language,Basil Bernstein found that working-class children used primarily in stories,while middle-class children used more .

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
From a conflict point of view,schools ar...
View Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
C

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

As a consequence of state legal reforms efforts, states now have financing plans in which schools in low-income districts receive an average of more funding than higher-income districts.

Correct Answer
verified
B

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
Basil Bernstein (1924-2000)drew on funct...
View Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
True

Correct Answer
verified