Exam 13: Education: With Emphasis on Social Reproduction in a Knowledge Economy

People who cannot use a computer, read a map, make change for a customer, read traffic signs, follow instructions to assemble an appliance, or fill out a job application share one trait. They are

A self-fulfilling prophecy begins with

The means by which instructors pass on the values, knowledge, and skills that they or others have defined as important for success in the world is known as

____________ argue that schools simply perpetuate the inequalities of the larger society.

Which perspective on education -- functionalist, conflict, or symbolic interactionist -- best captures how you view your educational experiences? Explain.

Researchers studying preschools in China and the United States concluded that preschoolers in China (relative to preschoolers in the U.S.)are taught to downplay interpersonal conflicts and play cooperatively.  This is accomplished through

The Coleman study of adolescent societies found that _____ is/are extremely important to boys and ______ is/are extremely important to girls.

Sociologist Pierre Bourdieu found that the perceptual schemes people draw upon are shaped in large part by their

A program of formal and systematic instruction that takes place primarily in classrooms is

Teaching method, tone of teacher's voice, and frequency of teacher's absences fall under the category of __________ curriculum.

Which one of the following countries has the lowest percentage of disadvantaged students counted as resilient?

The essential content of the various academic subjects make up the _________ curriculum.

Bourdieu maintains that the __________ is the clearest expression of academic values.

Which of the following is not one of the historical factors contributing to the emergence of a credential society in the United States?

Rosenthal and Jackson maintain that something in the way teachers talk, in their facial expressions and posture conveys their expectations to students. It seems that students respond by meeting these expectations. This process is known as

The concept social reproduction focuses sociologists attention on social activities and structures that work to transmit _____________ from one generation to the next.

The latest data in the United States showed that, as a group, ______________ students tend to score highest on standardized tests.

Which one of the following characteristics applies to the process of informal education?

Sociologist James Coleman argues that __________ cut adolescents off from the rest of society and forced them to spend the majority of the day with their own age group.

Sociologist Jenny M. Stuber found that students' social class background plays an important role in shaping a a number of key decisions such as whether to become involved on campus.  This research relates to the concept of