Question 1

For the average worker, their gain in lifetime earnings by having a college degree will not be enough to make up for the cost of tuition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Concern over the quality of education in public schools makes Kozol

Accepted Answer

A)  fearful of school choice proposals 
B)  a major proponent of school choice 
C)  look to magnet schools as the solution 
D)  endorse expansion of parochial schools 
A)  fearful of school choice proposals 
B)  a major proponent of school choice 
C)  look to magnet schools as the solution 
D)  endorse expansion of parochial schools A

Question 3

Women are most disadvantaged compared to men in

Accepted Answer

A)  high school graduation rates 
B)  college entrance rates 
C)  college graduation rates 
D)  income returns on years of education 
A)  high school graduation rates 
B)  college entrance rates 
C)  college graduation rates 
D)  income returns on years of education D

Question 4

Those who propose charter schools and greater privatization of schools contend a major problem with public schools is

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of money 
B)  dependence on property taxes 
C)  inefficient layers of bureaucracy 
D)  decaying old buildings 
A)  lack of money 
B)  dependence on property taxes 
C)  inefficient layers of bureaucracy 
D)  decaying old buildings

Question 5

In Featherman and Hauser's occupational tables, which category of sons is mostly likely to have had fathers in the same category?

Accepted Answer

A)  upper white collar 
B)  upper manual 
C)  lower manual 
D)  farm 
A)  upper white collar 
B)  upper manual 
C)  lower manual 
D)  farm

Question 6

Christopher Jencks claimed that his research showed that income differences between individuals were considerably influenced by

Accepted Answer

A)  economic recession 
B)  birth order of brothers 
C)  luck 
D)  marital status 
A)  economic recession 
B)  birth order of brothers 
C)  luck 
D)  marital status

Question 7

List the key provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act.

Accepted Answer

Annual testing in reading and math, stat

Question 8

The U.S. social structure is such an open system that studies have found that few sons continue in the social class of their fathers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How can education help or hinder social mobility? What are the controversies that surround school choice and school tracking? What are the proposals for school reform?

Accepted Answer

Education can promote mobility if there

Question 10

In Blau and Duncan's path diagram, Father's education has a direct effect on father's occupation and on son's

Accepted Answer

A)  education 
B)  occupation 
C)  first job 
D)  last job 
A)  education 
B)  occupation 
C)  first job 
D)  last job

Question 11

Human capital theory suggests that highly educated people earn more than others because

Accepted Answer

A)  they are more productive 
B)  they have the right contacts 
C)  they are more likely to have wealthy parents 
D)  they work longer hours 
A)  they are more productive 
B)  they have the right contacts 
C)  they are more likely to have wealthy parents 
D)  they work longer hours

Question 12

When Jonathan Kozol returned to public schools in the 1990s, he found that most of the inequalities he had struggled against in the 1960s were gone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to Blau and Duncan's path diagram, the biggest effect on son's occupation in 1962 came from:

Accepted Answer

A)  unknown factors 
B)  son's education 
C)  father's occupation 
D)  son's first job 
A)  unknown factors 
B)  son's education 
C)  father's occupation 
D)  son's first job

Question 14

According to Kozol, one of the basic problems with school funding is that it is based on

Accepted Answer

A)  federal income taxes 
B)  local property taxes 
C)  local sales taxes 
D)  school bond initiatives 
A)  federal income taxes 
B)  local property taxes 
C)  local sales taxes 
D)  school bond initiatives

Question 15

What are some of the factors that can lead to social mobility? What are some of the forces that produce social reproduction? What makes a system open or closed?

Accepted Answer

Factors leading to a more open system an

Question 16

Women are more likely to graduate from college with a 4-year degree than are men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

No Child Left Behind set funding rewards for schools that had higher percentages of students passing standardized tests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Jay MacLeod found that the young people he studied, especially African Americans, did not get ahead because they had low aspirations and did not want to succeed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Over the last several decades, the value of a college education has been

Accepted Answer

A)  declining since many cannot get jobs 
B)  stagnant relative to blue-collar union jobs 
C)  growing relative to workers with no college 
D)  declining for blacks and Hispanics 
A)  declining since many cannot get jobs 
B)  stagnant relative to blue-collar union jobs 
C)  growing relative to workers with no college 
D)  declining for blacks and Hispanics

Question 20

Human capital theorists argue that what people learn in school has no value in how valuable they are as an employee.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

For the average worker, their gain in lifetime earnings by having a college degree will not be enough to make up for the cost of tuition.

Concern over the quality of education in public schools makes Kozol

Women are most disadvantaged compared to men in

Those who propose charter schools and greater privatization of schools contend a major problem with public schools is

In Featherman and Hauser's occupational tables, which category of sons is mostly likely to have had fathers in the same category?

Christopher Jencks claimed that his research showed that income differences between individuals were considerably influenced by

List the key provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act.

The U.S. social structure is such an open system that studies have found that few sons continue in the social class of their fathers.

How can education help or hinder social mobility? What are the controversies that surround school choice and school tracking? What are the proposals for school reform?

In Blau and Duncan's path diagram, Father's education has a direct effect on father's occupation and on son's

Human capital theory suggests that highly educated people earn more than others because

When Jonathan Kozol returned to public schools in the 1990s, he found that most of the inequalities he had struggled against in the 1960s were gone.

According to Blau and Duncan's path diagram, the biggest effect on son's occupation in 1962 came from:

According to Kozol, one of the basic problems with school funding is that it is based on

What are some of the factors that can lead to social mobility? What are some of the forces that produce social reproduction? What makes a system open or closed?

Women are more likely to graduate from college with a 4-year degree than are men.

No Child Left Behind set funding rewards for schools that had higher percentages of students passing standardized tests.

Jay MacLeod found that the young people he studied, especially African Americans, did not get ahead because they had low aspirations and did not want to succeed.

Over the last several decades, the value of a college education has been

Human capital theorists argue that what people learn in school has no value in how valuable they are as an employee.

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Exam 9: Moving Up: Education and Mobility

For the average worker, their gain in lifetime earnings by having a college degree will not be enough to make up for the cost of tuition.

Concern over the quality of education in public schools makes Kozol

Women are most disadvantaged compared to men in

Those who propose charter schools and greater privatization of schools contend a major problem with public schools is

In Featherman and Hauser's occupational tables, which category of sons is mostly likely to have had fathers in the same category?

Christopher Jencks claimed that his research showed that income differences between individuals were considerably influenced by

List the key provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act.

The U.S. social structure is such an open system that studies have found that few sons continue in the social class of their fathers.

How can education help or hinder social mobility? What are the controversies that surround school choice and school tracking? What are the proposals for school reform?

In Blau and Duncan's path diagram, Father's education has a direct effect on father's occupation and on son's

Human capital theory suggests that highly educated people earn more than others because

When Jonathan Kozol returned to public schools in the 1990s, he found that most of the inequalities he had struggled against in the 1960s were gone.

According to Blau and Duncan's path diagram, the biggest effect on son's occupation in 1962 came from:

According to Kozol, one of the basic problems with school funding is that it is based on

What are some of the factors that can lead to social mobility? What are some of the forces that produce social reproduction? What makes a system open or closed?

Women are more likely to graduate from college with a 4-year degree than are men.

No Child Left Behind set funding rewards for schools that had higher percentages of students passing standardized tests.

Jay MacLeod found that the young people he studied, especially African Americans, did not get ahead because they had low aspirations and did not want to succeed.

Over the last several decades, the value of a college education has been

Human capital theorists argue that what people learn in school has no value in how valuable they are as an employee.

The Gordian Knot of Race, Class, and Gender

The Great Debate

The Global Divide: Inequality Across Societies

Class Privilege

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender and Sexual Inequality

Status Prestige

Power and Politics

Abandoned Spaces, Forgotten Places: Poverty and Place

Reversing the Race to the Bottom: Poverty and Policy

Challenging the System: Social Movements in a Global Age

Filters