Question 1

Which statement best 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 2

If we were to ask a conflict theorist,how would he or she describe education?

Accepted Answer

A)  Education is a voice for the masses. 
B)  Education is a paradigm for social change. 
C)  Education is a platform for challenging social inequality. 
D)  Education is a vehicle for reproducing existing inequalities. 
A)  Education is a voice for the masses. 
B)  Education is a paradigm for social change. 
C)  Education is a platform for challenging social inequality. 
D)  Education is a vehicle for reproducing existing inequalities.

Question 3

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 4

The textbook describes several different ways in which religion and science could be related to each other.In your opinion,which type of relationship provides the best approach to the problem of science and religion? Comment briefly as to why you find the other approaches less reasonable.

Accepted Answer

Student responses will vary;ho

Question 5

Who's work saw predestination as essential to understanding the relationship between religion and society?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

According to research cited in the text,what conclusion was drawn from the experiment in which teachers at an elementary school were intentionally misinformed that certain children were extremely intelligent?

Accepted Answer

A)  The teachers went out of the way to avoid treating these students differently,and found no differences a year later. 
B)  There was no significant impact of the labelling effect of IQ scores. 
C)  There were marked academic gains among the "so-called" extremely intelligent students. 
D)  These positive teacher expectations actually created less successful students. 
A)  The teachers went out of the way to avoid treating these students differently,and found no differences a year later. 
B)  There was no significant impact of the labelling effect of IQ scores. 
C)  There were marked academic gains among the "so-called" extremely intelligent students. 
D)  These positive teacher expectations actually created less successful students.

Question 7

Which statement best describes religiosity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Religiosity is highest among those in middle age groups than among other age groups. 
B)  Religiosity is lower among immigrants than among native born Canadians. 
C)  While religiosity tends to be lower among immigrants in general it tends to be lowest among immigrants from Southeast Asia,South America and the Caribbean. 
D)  Religiosity tends to be highest among older age groups than among younger ones. 
A)  Religiosity is highest among those in middle age groups than among other age groups. 
B)  Religiosity is lower among immigrants than among native born Canadians. 
C)  While religiosity tends to be lower among immigrants in general it tends to be lowest among immigrants from Southeast Asia,South America and the Caribbean. 
D)  Religiosity tends to be highest among older age groups than among younger ones.

Which statement best describes what sociologists call the "hidden curriculum"?

If we were to ask a conflict theorist,how would he or she describe education?

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

The textbook describes several different ways in which religion and science could be related to each other.In your opinion,which type of relationship provides the best approach to the problem of science and religion? Comment briefly as to why you find the other approaches less reasonable.

Who's work saw predestination as essential to understanding the relationship between religion and society?

According to research cited in the text,what conclusion was drawn from the experiment in which teachers at an elementary school were intentionally misinformed that certain children were extremely intelligent?

Which statement best describes religiosity?

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

Which statement best describes what sociologists call the "hidden curriculum"?

If we were to ask a conflict theorist,how would he or she describe education?

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

The textbook describes several different ways in which religion and science could be related to each other.In your opinion,which type of relationship provides the best approach to the problem of science and religion? Comment briefly as to why you find the other approaches less reasonable.

Who's work saw predestination as essential to understanding the relationship between religion and society?

According to research cited in the text,what conclusion was drawn from the experiment in which teachers at an elementary school were intentionally misinformed that certain children were extremely intelligent?

Which statement best describes religiosity?

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

Filters