Exam 10: Learning What Is True: Religion, Science, and Education

According to Weber, what influence can the moral tone that infused the rise of capitalism in Europe be traced back to?

According to the text, which of the following is the largest religious group in Canada today?

According to functionalists, a key manifest function of schools is the transmission of culture.

According to the text, which feminist perspective suggests that if the doctrines of the world's major religions are interpreted "correctly," the true message is one of equality?

Which of the following theorists suggested that students come to school with different social assets?

For Émile Durkheim, the central feature of all religions is the fact that such organizations become the "opium of the masses."

Which of the following is NOT part of the normative structure of science described by Merton (1973)?

Compare and contrast Marx's, Weber's, and Durkheim's understanding of the role of religion in society.

According to the text, which of the following is NOT a component of a belief system?

Cecilia is a sociology professor who believes that religion, as a social institution, is necessary for the maintenance of society. Of the following, whose argument does her ideas most resemble?

A.J. Massey Public School has just received its students' standardized test scores from the school board. The school fell in rank after a very poor performance across all grade levels. How would a functionalist explain this?

Define and explain the significance of the hidden curriculum in education.

Nadir speaks four languages, invests in numerous stocks, values higher education, and attends the opera and the ballet on a regular basis. Which of the following terms best describes these particular assets of Nadir?

If we were to ask a conflict theorist, what would she or he say is accurate about education?

According to the text, which group of children fare better in school because of an advantaged home environment?

In the text, which of the following was an example of negative bonding capital?

Jonathan has always been told, and believed, that he was a "C" student, and his grades at university are mostly "Cs." Which of the following may be occurring here?

Adopting the views of Karl Marx, what would a person say the capitalist class uses religious ideology to do?

Allan had a discussion with a classmate in sociology who has identified himself as a conflict theorist. Which of the following arguments is the conflict theorist likely to make?

Who argued that when we feel we are in the presence of a higher power, we are actually experiencing a collective consciousness?