Question 1

Which of the following is an advantage of a decentralized educational system?

Accepted Answer

A) It provides parents with more control over the schools their children attend. 
B) It has fewer disparities in the resources available to students. 
C) It has independent educational boards to make decisions. 
D) It generally spends the same amount of money on students,no matter where their school is. 
A) It provides parents with more control over the schools their children attend. 
B) It has fewer disparities in the resources available to students. 
C) It has independent educational boards to make decisions. 
D) It generally spends the same amount of money on students,no matter where their school is.

Question 2

According to the interactionist perspective,which of the following is true of labeling?

Accepted Answer

A) Students from lower-class backgrounds are labeled to be deviant or dull to benefit students from affluent families. 
B) Students who are labeled deviant receive more encouragement and assistance from teachers than bright students. 
C) Students' grades and teachers' written reports become a publicly stamped label that follows them throughout their lives. 
D) Students who have been labeled dull strive to not conform to the expectations of the labels attached to them. 
A) Students from lower-class backgrounds are labeled to be deviant or dull to benefit students from affluent families. 
B) Students who are labeled deviant receive more encouragement and assistance from teachers than bright students. 
C) Students' grades and teachers' written reports become a publicly stamped label that follows them throughout their lives. 
D) Students who have been labeled dull strive to not conform to the expectations of the labels attached to them.

Question 3

Which of the following is true of home schooling??

Accepted Answer

A) Students of home schooling do not get an opportunity to participate in school events such as athletics and other programs. 
B) It permits students to attend any school they wish,whether in their district or elsewhere in the state,and many states now allow this. 
C) Proponents of home schooling argue that this system offers students more choices,and the competition among schools will enhance the quality of education. 
D) It has developed because of parents' motivations to provide moral,ethical,or religious training that they see as lacking in the public schools. 
A) Students of home schooling do not get an opportunity to participate in school events such as athletics and other programs. 
B) It permits students to attend any school they wish,whether in their district or elsewhere in the state,and many states now allow this. 
C) Proponents of home schooling argue that this system offers students more choices,and the competition among schools will enhance the quality of education. 
D) It has developed because of parents' motivations to provide moral,ethical,or religious training that they see as lacking in the public schools.

Question 4

________ refers to clustering people together into classes within classes that contain students of comparable abilities or students with similar educational goals.

Accepted Answer

A) Social reproduction 
B) Tracking 
C) Alienation 
D) Gentrification 
A) Social reproduction 
B) Tracking 
C) Alienation 
D) Gentrification

Question 5

________ refers to the use of organisms or parts of organisms to make products or carry out tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) Social reproduction 
B) Biotechnology 
C) Gentrification 
D) Mechanization 
A) Social reproduction 
B) Biotechnology 
C) Gentrification 
D) Mechanization

Question 6

How did the United States narrow the cultural lag between technology and social policy?

Accepted Answer

A) by ensuring that education is made available for all classes of society 
B) by encouraging competition for societal resources among various groups 
C) by establishing workers' compensation and employer liability 
D) by establishing strict dress codes with punishments for violation 
A) by ensuring that education is made available for all classes of society 
B) by encouraging competition for societal resources among various groups 
C) by establishing workers' compensation and employer liability 
D) by establishing strict dress codes with punishments for violation

Question 7

________ refers to the economic,social,and cultural changes that occur when a preindustrial society makes the transition to an advanced industrial society.

Accepted Answer

A) Mechanization 
B) Cybernation 
C) Gentrification 
D) Modernization 
A) Mechanization 
B) Cybernation 
C) Gentrification 
D) Modernization

Question 8

The situation in which workers feel the effects of automation and view themselves as mere cogs in the bureaucratic machinery is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) alienation 
B) gentrification 
C) loss of privacy 
D) loss of control 
A) alienation 
B) gentrification 
C) loss of privacy 
D) loss of control

Question 9

Why is appropriate technology considered a solution to problems associated with modern technology?

Accepted Answer

A) It makes possible an enormous increase in human productivity and a highly specialized division of labor. 
B) It does not alienate people and returns the control of technology to the hands of individuals. 
C) It opens the door to eliminating characteristics deemed socially undesirable by those in positions of power. 
D) It completely eliminates large-scale technology. 
A) It makes possible an enormous increase in human productivity and a highly specialized division of labor. 
B) It does not alienate people and returns the control of technology to the hands of individuals. 
C) It opens the door to eliminating characteristics deemed socially undesirable by those in positions of power. 
D) It completely eliminates large-scale technology.

Question 10

Why have some schools in the United States discarded the concept of formalized ability grouping?

Accepted Answer

The danger in tracking is that the track

Question 11

How are public schools and charter schools different from each other?

Accepted Answer

A) Public schools tend to rely on a much younger,less-experienced faculty that is considerably less likely to have a teaching credential and is less well paid than faculty in charter schools. 
B) Charter schools tend to be highly racially segregated,much more so than public schools. 
C) Public schools operate autonomously with an authorization directly from the state,while charter schools operate under local school district control. 
D) Public schools receive state funding,while charter schools do not. 
A) Public schools tend to rely on a much younger,less-experienced faculty that is considerably less likely to have a teaching credential and is less well paid than faculty in charter schools. 
B) Charter schools tend to be highly racially segregated,much more so than public schools. 
C) Public schools operate autonomously with an authorization directly from the state,while charter schools operate under local school district control. 
D) Public schools receive state funding,while charter schools do not.

Question 12

Explain briefly the concept of appropriate technology.

Accepted Answer

One proposed solution to deal with many

Question 13

The ability of human beings to use symbols and thus to attach social meanings to words,objects,events,or people forms an important element of the ________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) interactionist 
B) functionalist 
C) conflict 
D) behavioral 
A) interactionist 
B) functionalist 
C) conflict 
D) behavioral

Question 14

Bruce,aged15,is an orphan living with his guardian,Fred.He lost his parents in a tragic accident.His parents have ensured that he gets the best education by creating a large trust fund to cater to his educational expenses.On turning 18,Bruce will inherit total control of Diamond Constructions Inc. ,America's largest engineering and construction company,founded by his great grandfather.The passing of the control of Diamond Constructions Inc.to Bruce,and the access to quality education thus perpetuating the existing stratification system illustrates the concept of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) tracking 
B) social reproduction 
C) modernization 
D) cultural lag 
A) tracking 
B) social reproduction 
C) modernization 
D) cultural lag

Question 15

According to the functionalist perspective,which of the following is true of schools?

Accepted Answer

A) Schools perform a number of important functions in preparing people to fit into society and make productive contributions. 
B) Schools become a social problem when important groups feel that they are not getting what they deserve from the institutions of learning. 
C) Schools are more accessible to powerful and affluent families than families from lower-class backgrounds,and social arrangements most typically reflect what benefits the powerful. 
D) Schools lower students' self-esteem and make educational success more difficult to achieve. 
A) Schools perform a number of important functions in preparing people to fit into society and make productive contributions. 
B) Schools become a social problem when important groups feel that they are not getting what they deserve from the institutions of learning. 
C) Schools are more accessible to powerful and affluent families than families from lower-class backgrounds,and social arrangements most typically reflect what benefits the powerful. 
D) Schools lower students' self-esteem and make educational success more difficult to achieve.

Question 16

Thomas,an educationist,feels that tracking or formalized ability grouping of students in the U.S.is not a completely fair process.Which of the following is a reason for Thomas to have such an opinion?

Accepted Answer

A) Tracking decisions are made,at least in part,on the basis of stereotypes about social class and race. 
B) Students from affluent families are more likely to be placed in lower tracks than lower-class students. 
C) Decisions about tracking are based on the student's performance in class or on standardized tests. 
D) Tracking has resulted in an unacceptably large high school dropout rate in the United States. 
A) Tracking decisions are made,at least in part,on the basis of stereotypes about social class and race. 
B) Students from affluent families are more likely to be placed in lower tracks than lower-class students. 
C) Decisions about tracking are based on the student's performance in class or on standardized tests. 
D) Tracking has resulted in an unacceptably large high school dropout rate in the United States.

Question 17

________ is the problem resulting from the use of global positioning systems (GPS)by car rental companies to obtain a minute-by-minute record of where their vehicles are.

Accepted Answer

A) Alienation 
B) Gentrification 
C) Loss of privacy 
D) Loss of control 
A) Alienation 
B) Gentrification 
C) Loss of privacy 
D) Loss of control

Question 18

________ refers to the use of machines,such as computers,to control other machines,to make decisions,and to monitor the production process.

Accepted Answer

A) Gentrification 
B) Cybernation 
C) Modernization 
D) Alienation 
A) Gentrification 
B) Cybernation 
C) Modernization 
D) Alienation

Question 19

Which of the following is true of the back to basics approach to schooling?

Accepted Answer

A) It does not mandate students to take up academically demanding coursework. 
B) It increases the number of elective courses available to students. 
C) It emphasizes the traditional core curriculum and a return to strong discipline. 
D) It reduces the amount of face-to-face classroom contact between students and teachers. 
A) It does not mandate students to take up academically demanding coursework. 
B) It increases the number of elective courses available to students. 
C) It emphasizes the traditional core curriculum and a return to strong discipline. 
D) It reduces the amount of face-to-face classroom contact between students and teachers.

Question 20

Which of the following is true of large-scale technology?

Accepted Answer

A) It is often the discovery ground for developing new alternative technologies. 
B) It is appropriate to what people can comprehend and relate to. 
C) It is less injurious and causes minimal damage to people. 
D) It does not alienate people and returns the control of technology to the hands of individuals. 
A) It is often the discovery ground for developing new alternative technologies. 
B) It is appropriate to what people can comprehend and relate to. 
C) It is less injurious and causes minimal damage to people. 
D) It does not alienate people and returns the control of technology to the hands of individuals.

Which of the following is an advantage of a decentralized educational system?

According to the interactionist perspective,which of the following is true of labeling?

Which of the following is true of home schooling??

________ refers to clustering people together into classes within classes that contain students of comparable abilities or students with similar educational goals.

________ refers to the use of organisms or parts of organisms to make products or carry out tasks.

How did the United States narrow the cultural lag between technology and social policy?

________ refers to the economic,social,and cultural changes that occur when a preindustrial society makes the transition to an advanced industrial society.

The situation in which workers feel the effects of automation and view themselves as mere cogs in the bureaucratic machinery is known as ________.

Why is appropriate technology considered a solution to problems associated with modern technology?

Why have some schools in the United States discarded the concept of formalized ability grouping?

How are public schools and charter schools different from each other?

Explain briefly the concept of appropriate technology.

The ability of human beings to use symbols and thus to attach social meanings to words,objects,events,or people forms an important element of the ________ perspective.

According to the functionalist perspective,which of the following is true of schools?

Thomas,an educationist,feels that tracking or formalized ability grouping of students in the U.S.is not a completely fair process.Which of the following is a reason for Thomas to have such an opinion?

________ is the problem resulting from the use of global positioning systems (GPS)by car rental companies to obtain a minute-by-minute record of where their vehicles are.

________ refers to the use of machines,such as computers,to control other machines,to make decisions,and to monitor the production process.

Which of the following is true of the back to basics approach to schooling?

Which of the following is true of large-scale technology?

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Concentration of Power: Economic and Political Institutions

Family-Related Problems

Health and Illness

Poverty

Race and Ethnic Relations

Gender,Sexual Orientation, and Social Inequality

Age and Social Inequality

Crime and Delinquency

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Prostitution, Pornography, and the Sex Trade

Population Growth and Urbanization

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Exam 5: Education, Science, and Technology

Which of the following is an advantage of a decentralized educational system?

According to the interactionist perspective,which of the following is true of labeling?

Which of the following is true of home schooling??

________ refers to clustering people together into classes within classes that contain students of comparable abilities or students with similar educational goals.

________ refers to the use of organisms or parts of organisms to make products or carry out tasks.

How did the United States narrow the cultural lag between technology and social policy?

________ refers to the economic,social,and cultural changes that occur when a preindustrial society makes the transition to an advanced industrial society.

The situation in which workers feel the effects of automation and view themselves as mere cogs in the bureaucratic machinery is known as ________.

Why is appropriate technology considered a solution to problems associated with modern technology?

Why have some schools in the United States discarded the concept of formalized ability grouping?

How are public schools and charter schools different from each other?

Explain briefly the concept of appropriate technology.

The ability of human beings to use symbols and thus to attach social meanings to words,objects,events,or people forms an important element of the ________ perspective.

According to the functionalist perspective,which of the following is true of schools?

Thomas,an educationist,feels that tracking or formalized ability grouping of students in the U.S.is not a completely fair process.Which of the following is a reason for Thomas to have such an opinion?

________ is the problem resulting from the use of global positioning systems (GPS)by car rental companies to obtain a minute-by-minute record of where their vehicles are.

________ refers to the use of machines,such as computers,to control other machines,to make decisions,and to monitor the production process.

Which of the following is true of the back to basics approach to schooling?

Which of the following is true of large-scale technology?

Approaches to the Study of Social Problems

Concentration of Power: Economic and Political Institutions

Family-Related Problems

Health and Illness

Poverty

Race and Ethnic Relations

Gender,Sexual Orientation, and Social Inequality

Age and Social Inequality

Crime and Delinquency

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Prostitution, Pornography, and the Sex Trade

Population Growth and Urbanization

Environmental Problems

Violence, War, and Terrorism

Filters