Question 1

"Parent trigger laws" allow parents to provide their children with weapons to be used in self defense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

How do schools in poorer, predominantly minority districts differ from schools in districts that serve predominantly white middle-class and upper-class families?

Accepted Answer

Schools in poorer, predominantly minorit

Question 3

There appears to be no relationship between up-keep of the school building and students' academic achievement.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

U.S. schools are no longer segregated by race and ethnicity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Jorge came to the United States with his parents when he was six years old. He does not speak English and would be classified in his school as ​

Accepted Answer

A) ​an English language learner. 
B) ​hearing impaired. 
C) ​learning disabled. 
D) ​language challenged. 
A) ​an English language learner. 
B) ​hearing impaired. 
C) ​learning disabled. 
D) ​language challenged.

Question 6

Elena was an economically disadvantaged student. The teacher defined her as a slow learner and assigned her to a lower ability group. Elena believed that her teacher did not expect her to perform as well as many of the other students, therefore, she performed at a lower level. This illustrates

Accepted Answer

A) a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
B) the organization child. 
C) cultural imperialism. 
D) multicultural education. 
A) a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
B) the organization child. 
C) cultural imperialism. 
D) multicultural education.

Question 7

What are the arguments for and against bilingual education?

Accepted Answer

Bilingual education has been a topic of

Question 8

Dropout rates are associated with

Accepted Answer

A) decreased costs of public assistance. 
B) increased income and higher tax revenues. 
C) decreased costs of crime. 
D) increased costs of health care. 
A) decreased costs of public assistance. 
B) increased income and higher tax revenues. 
C) decreased costs of crime. 
D) increased costs of health care.

Question 9

A recent study by the Civil Rights Project at UCLA found that​

Accepted Answer

A) ​school segregation is increasing. 
B) ​school segregation has been completely eliminated. 
C) ​the extent of school segregation is exaggerated by the media. 
D) ​levels of school segregation have remained stable. 
A) ​school segregation is increasing. 
B) ​school segregation has been completely eliminated. 
C) ​the extent of school segregation is exaggerated by the media. 
D) ​levels of school segregation have remained stable.

Question 10

The functions of education include

Accepted Answer

A) ​economic security. 
B) e-learning. 
C) ​custodial care. 
D) standardized testing. 
A) ​economic security. 
B) e-learning. 
C) ​custodial care. 
D) standardized testing.

Question 11

Students in middle and upper income families are

Accepted Answer

A) less likely to graduate from college. 
B) less likely to graduate from high school. 
C) less likely to enroll in advanced mathematics classes. 
D) more likely to attend college 
A) less likely to graduate from college. 
B) less likely to graduate from high school. 
C) less likely to enroll in advanced mathematics classes. 
D) more likely to attend college

Question 12

What is bullying? What forms can it take?

Accepted Answer

Bullying is a form of aggressive behavio

Question 13

A young female student was raped when she was very drunk at a college party. She is a victim of

Accepted Answer

A) stranger rape. 
B) incapacitated rape. 
C) aggravated assault. 
D) drunken disorder. 
A) stranger rape. 
B) incapacitated rape. 
C) aggravated assault. 
D) drunken disorder.

Question 14

The common set of academic standards endorsed by the National Governors Association is known as the

Accepted Answer

A) National Curriculum. 
B) No Child Left Behind initiative. 
C) Cross-State Program 
D) Common Core State Standards 
A) National Curriculum. 
B) No Child Left Behind initiative. 
C) Cross-State Program 
D) Common Core State Standards

Question 15

The "integration hypothesis" advocated which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Desegregation of schools through busing 
B) Increasing neighborhood diversity 
C) Putting affirmative action into place 
D) Eliminating private schools 
A) Desegregation of schools through busing 
B) Increasing neighborhood diversity 
C) Putting affirmative action into place 
D) Eliminating private schools

Question 16

Higher rates of student crime victimization are associated with

Accepted Answer

A) being white. 
B) going to a private school. 
C) being female 
D) being non-white. 
A) being white. 
B) going to a private school. 
C) being female 
D) being non-white.

Question 17

Which of the following is a function of the educational institution?

Accepted Answer

A) Socializing children into the culture of society's elite. 
B) Teaching children to question authority 
C) Sorting of individuals into various statuses 
D) Providing us with a belief system 
A) Socializing children into the culture of society's elite. 
B) Teaching children to question authority 
C) Sorting of individuals into various statuses 
D) Providing us with a belief system

Question 18

All countries spend about the same amount of money per student.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Minority students are hindered in their academic performance because

Accepted Answer

A) standardized tests tend to be biased. 
B) they are not as smart as other students. 
C) school integration makes them uncomfortable. 
D) schools spend too much time on bilingual education. 
A) standardized tests tend to be biased. 
B) they are not as smart as other students. 
C) school integration makes them uncomfortable. 
D) schools spend too much time on bilingual education.

Question 20

Worldwide, 1 in 5 adults cannot read or write and ______ of them are women.

Accepted Answer

A) only a few 
B) most 
C) about half 
D) we have no way of knowing how many 
A) only a few 
B) most 
C) about half 
D) we have no way of knowing how many

"Parent trigger laws" allow parents to provide their children with weapons to be used in self defense.

How do schools in poorer, predominantly minority districts differ from schools in districts that serve predominantly white middle-class and upper-class families?

There appears to be no relationship between up-keep of the school building and students' academic achievement.

U.S. schools are no longer segregated by race and ethnicity.

Jorge came to the United States with his parents when he was six years old. He does not speak English and would be classified in his school as

Elena was an economically disadvantaged student. The teacher defined her as a slow learner and assigned her to a lower ability group. Elena believed that her teacher did not expect her to perform as well as many of the other students, therefore, she performed at a lower level. This illustrates

What are the arguments for and against bilingual education?

Dropout rates are associated with

A recent study by the Civil Rights Project at UCLA found that

The functions of education include

Students in middle and upper income families are

What is bullying? What forms can it take?

A young female student was raped when she was very drunk at a college party. She is a victim of

The common set of academic standards endorsed by the National Governors Association is known as the

The "integration hypothesis" advocated which of the following?

Higher rates of student crime victimization are associated with

Which of the following is a function of the educational institution?

All countries spend about the same amount of money per student.

Minority students are hindered in their academic performance because

Worldwide, 1 in 5 adults cannot read or write and ______ of them are women.

Thinking About Social Problems

Physical and Mental Health and Health Care

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Social Control

Family Problems

Economic Inequality, Wealth, and Poverty

Work and Unemployment

Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

Gender Inequality

Sexual Orientation and the Struggle for Equality

Population Growth and Aging

Environmental Problems

Science and Technology

Conflict, War, and Terrorism

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Exam 8: Problems in Education

"Parent trigger laws" allow parents to provide their children with weapons to be used in self defense.

How do schools in poorer, predominantly minority districts differ from schools in districts that serve predominantly white middle-class and upper-class families?

There appears to be no relationship between up-keep of the school building and students' academic achievement.​

U.S. schools are no longer segregated by race and ethnicity.

Jorge came to the United States with his parents when he was six years old. He does not speak English and would be classified in his school as ​

Elena was an economically disadvantaged student. The teacher defined her as a slow learner and assigned her to a lower ability group. Elena believed that her teacher did not expect her to perform as well as many of the other students, therefore, she performed at a lower level. This illustrates

What are the arguments for and against bilingual education?

Dropout rates are associated with

A recent study by the Civil Rights Project at UCLA found that​

The functions of education include

Students in middle and upper income families are

What is bullying? What forms can it take?

A young female student was raped when she was very drunk at a college party. She is a victim of

The common set of academic standards endorsed by the National Governors Association is known as the

The "integration hypothesis" advocated which of the following?

Higher rates of student crime victimization are associated with

Which of the following is a function of the educational institution?

All countries spend about the same amount of money per student.​

Minority students are hindered in their academic performance because

Worldwide, 1 in 5 adults cannot read or write and ______ of them are women.

Thinking About Social Problems

Physical and Mental Health and Health Care

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Social Control

Family Problems

Economic Inequality, Wealth, and Poverty

Work and Unemployment

Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

Gender Inequality

Sexual Orientation and the Struggle for Equality

Population Growth and Aging

Environmental Problems

Science and Technology

Conflict, War, and Terrorism

Filters

There appears to be no relationship between up-keep of the school building and students' academic achievement.

Jorge came to the United States with his parents when he was six years old. He does not speak English and would be classified in his school as

A recent study by the Civil Rights Project at UCLA found that

All countries spend about the same amount of money per student.