Question 1

Generally speaking, religion has a tendency to bring people together rather than to break them apart.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following statements describes what sociologists call the "hidden curriculum"?

Accepted Answer

A) There are rules, procedures, and norms taught to learners as part of their lessons. 
B) There are rules, procedures, and norms that are taught in addition to the formal curriculum. 
C)  There are educational objectives that serve to restrict opportunities for visible minorities. 
D)  There are educational lessons that provide more opportunities for visible minorities. 
A) There are rules, procedures, and norms taught to learners as part of their lessons. 
B) There are rules, procedures, and norms that are taught in addition to the formal curriculum. 
C)  There are educational objectives that serve to restrict opportunities for visible minorities. 
D)  There are educational lessons that provide more opportunities for visible minorities.

Question 3

Explain how conflict theorists argue the education system is used to perpetuate inequalities. Demonstrate with examples.

Accepted Answer

Conflict theorists argue that the educat

Question 4

Sociologist Max Weber argued that religion retarded social change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Damian loved going to church because it made him feel part of something larger than himself. Which theorist's approach to religion explains why Damian felt this way?

Accepted Answer

A) Durkheim 
B) Weber 
C)  Marx 
D)  Taylor 
A) Durkheim 
B) Weber 
C)  Marx 
D)  Taylor

Question 6

Which of the following is the social institution that systematically instills much of the knowledge that is needed to function as productive adults in society?

Accepted Answer

A) socialization 
B) higher learning 
C)  cultural transmission 
D)  education 
A) socialization 
B) higher learning 
C)  cultural transmission 
D)  education

Question 7

How does a Weberian conflict perspective explain the role of religion in reinforcing existing social arrangements?

Accepted Answer

A) Religion teaches that material success is sinful. 
B) Religion teaches that power and privilege is a sign of God's disapproval. 
C)  Religion teaches that if the poor work hard and live a moral life, they will be rewarded in another life. 
D)  Religion teaches that if the rich work hard, they will be rewarded with earthly possessions. 
A) Religion teaches that material success is sinful. 
B) Religion teaches that power and privilege is a sign of God's disapproval. 
C)  Religion teaches that if the poor work hard and live a moral life, they will be rewarded in another life. 
D)  Religion teaches that if the rich work hard, they will be rewarded with earthly possessions.

Question 8

Which of the following perspectives tries to locate educational issues within the contexts and tensions in which they occur?

Accepted Answer

A) functionalist theory 
B) symbolic interactionist theory 
C)  postmodern theorist theory 
D)  feminist theory 
A) functionalist theory 
B) symbolic interactionist theory 
C)  postmodern theorist theory 
D)  feminist theory

Question 9

Alex works hard doing painstaking work on his farm. He is surprised to find that the younger workers he has hired to assist him do not share his value of hard work. Which of the following ideas does Alex exemplify?

Accepted Answer

A) false consciousness 
B) the Protestant ethic 
C)  the Spirit of Capitalism 
D)  Weber's thesis 
A) false consciousness 
B) the Protestant ethic 
C)  the Spirit of Capitalism 
D)  Weber's thesis

Question 10

Approximately 40 percent of elementary and secondary students are enrolled in the private system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which sociologist wrote The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism?

Accepted Answer

A) Karl Marx 
B) Max Weber 
C)  Talcott Parsons 
D)  Émile Durkheim 
A) Karl Marx 
B) Max Weber 
C)  Talcott Parsons 
D)  Émile Durkheim

Question 12

As an advanced industrialized nation, Canada's education system is controlled federally.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Research findings indicate that people who have formal religious affiliations are more anxious than those without formal religious affiliations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Currently, Protestants are the largest religious group in Canada.
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to conflict theorists, education perpetuates social inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What are open, stated, and intended goals or consequences of activities within an organization or institution?

Accepted Answer

A) latent functions 
B) manifest functions 
C)  purposeful functions 
D)  planned functions 
A) latent functions 
B) manifest functions 
C)  purposeful functions 
D)  planned functions

Question 17

Which of the following is the term used for assigning students to specific courses and educational programs based on their test scores and/or previous grades?

Accepted Answer

A) grading 
B) IQ grouping 
C)  organizing 
D)  streaming 
A) grading 
B) IQ grouping 
C)  organizing 
D)  streaming

Generally speaking, religion has a tendency to bring people together rather than to break them apart.

Which of the following statements describes what sociologists call the "hidden curriculum"?

Explain how conflict theorists argue the education system is used to perpetuate inequalities. Demonstrate with examples.

Sociologist Max Weber argued that religion retarded social change.

Damian loved going to church because it made him feel part of something larger than himself. Which theorist's approach to religion explains why Damian felt this way?

Which of the following is the social institution that systematically instills much of the knowledge that is needed to function as productive adults in society?

How does a Weberian conflict perspective explain the role of religion in reinforcing existing social arrangements?

Which of the following perspectives tries to locate educational issues within the contexts and tensions in which they occur?

Alex works hard doing painstaking work on his farm. He is surprised to find that the younger workers he has hired to assist him do not share his value of hard work. Which of the following ideas does Alex exemplify?

Approximately 40 percent of elementary and secondary students are enrolled in the private system.

Which sociologist wrote The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism?

As an advanced industrialized nation, Canada's education system is controlled federally.

Research findings indicate that people who have formal religious affiliations are more anxious than those without formal religious affiliations.

Currently, Protestants are the largest religious group in Canada. Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

According to conflict theorists, education perpetuates social inequality.

What are open, stated, and intended goals or consequences of activities within an organization or institution?

Which of the following is the term used for assigning students to specific courses and educational programs based on their test scores and/or previous grades?

Seeing and Acting Through the Lens of Sociology

Applying Sociological Research Methods

I Am Canadian: What Is Canadian Culture

Socialization: the Self and Social Identity

Social Inequality in Canadian Society

Mass Media: Living in the Electronic Age

Sex, Gender, and Sexualities: Deconstructing Dualisms

Race and Ethnicity: Defining Ourselves and Others

Canadian Families: Past, Present, and Future

Social Control, Deviance, and Crime

Health and Illness: Is It Lifestyle, or Something More

Social Change: Collective Behaviour and Social Movements

Going Green: Environmental Sociology

Globalization: the Interconnected World

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

Generally speaking, religion has a tendency to bring people together rather than to break them apart.

Which of the following statements describes what sociologists call the "hidden curriculum"?

Explain how conflict theorists argue the education system is used to perpetuate inequalities. Demonstrate with examples.

Sociologist Max Weber argued that religion retarded social change.

Damian loved going to church because it made him feel part of something larger than himself. Which theorist's approach to religion explains why Damian felt this way?

Which of the following is the social institution that systematically instills much of the knowledge that is needed to function as productive adults in society?

How does a Weberian conflict perspective explain the role of religion in reinforcing existing social arrangements?

Which of the following perspectives tries to locate educational issues within the contexts and tensions in which they occur?

Alex works hard doing painstaking work on his farm. He is surprised to find that the younger workers he has hired to assist him do not share his value of hard work. Which of the following ideas does Alex exemplify?

Approximately 40 percent of elementary and secondary students are enrolled in the private system.

Which sociologist wrote The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism?

As an advanced industrialized nation, Canada's education system is controlled federally.

Research findings indicate that people who have formal religious affiliations are more anxious than those without formal religious affiliations.

Currently, Protestants are the largest religious group in Canada. Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

According to conflict theorists, education perpetuates social inequality.

What are open, stated, and intended goals or consequences of activities within an organization or institution?

Which of the following is the term used for assigning students to specific courses and educational programs based on their test scores and/or previous grades?

Seeing and Acting Through the Lens of Sociology

Applying Sociological Research Methods

I Am Canadian: What Is Canadian Culture

Socialization: the Self and Social Identity

Social Inequality in Canadian Society

Mass Media: Living in the Electronic Age

Sex, Gender, and Sexualities: Deconstructing Dualisms

Race and Ethnicity: Defining Ourselves and Others

Canadian Families: Past, Present, and Future

Social Control, Deviance, and Crime

Health and Illness: Is It Lifestyle, or Something More

Social Change: Collective Behaviour and Social Movements

Going Green: Environmental Sociology

Globalization: the Interconnected World

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