Question 1

Educational conservatives believe that the job of schools is to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) expand literacy and teach individualism 
B) train sailors and soldiers 
C) be value-free and encourage social experimentation 
D) train workers and support the church 
E) preserve the culture and transmit it to successive generations 
A) expand literacy and teach individualism 
B) train sailors and soldiers 
C) be value-free and encourage social experimentation 
D) train workers and support the church 
E) preserve the culture and transmit it to successive generations

Question 2

According to the text's discussion of the "failure" of the American educational system,__________.

Accepted Answer

A) educational policy makers believe that schools must do more to increase the overall level of student achievement 
B) most teachers believe that parents should not play a major role in their children's education 
C) an increasing majority of parents are electing to "homeschool" their children 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) educational policy makers believe that schools must do more to increase the overall level of student achievement 
B) most teachers believe that parents should not play a major role in their children's education 
C) an increasing majority of parents are electing to "homeschool" their children 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 3

To the educational humanist,the basic aim of education is to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) train workers and soldiers 
B) teach the students basic skills and discipline 
C) promote the maximum self-development of each individual learner 
D) satisfy the demands of the economy for trained workers 
E) preserve the culture 
A) train workers and soldiers 
B) teach the students basic skills and discipline 
C) promote the maximum self-development of each individual learner 
D) satisfy the demands of the economy for trained workers 
E) preserve the culture

Question 4

Americans generally believe that modern discoveries and practices can solve problems.In the schools,this has produced the use of cost accounting,systems analysis,and computer technology.This involves what your text refers to as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the technological fix 
B) the use of science as religion 
C) the business solution 
D) modernization 
E) the tyranny of experts 
A) the technological fix 
B) the use of science as religion 
C) the business solution 
D) modernization 
E) the tyranny of experts

Question 5

The quality of education available to central-city residents is lower than that available to white suburban residents.This is explained by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) central-city residents having lower IQs 
B) central-city schools having fewer resources 
C) county-wide busing 
D) educational values that stress achievement 
E) prejudiced school administrators 
A) central-city residents having lower IQs 
B) central-city schools having fewer resources 
C) county-wide busing 
D) educational values that stress achievement 
E) prejudiced school administrators

Question 6

__________ and the rising cost of tuition threaten access to state universities.

Accepted Answer

A) Globalization 
B) Unification 
C) Privatization 
D) Bureaucratization 
E) Urbanization 
A) Globalization 
B) Unification 
C) Privatization 
D) Bureaucratization 
E) Urbanization

Question 7

Educational liberals believe that education should be "open" and "humanistic." What do they mean? What are the difficulties in implementing this approach?

Accepted Answer

Educational liberals believe that educat

Question 8

The __________ approach to educational problems focuses on intergroup disputes that arise out of the desire to maintain or defend a group's status in a particular community.

Accepted Answer

A) functionalist 
B) labeling 
C) value-conflict 
D) social disorganization 
E) institutional 
A) functionalist 
B) labeling 
C) value-conflict 
D) social disorganization 
E) institutional

Question 9

The __________ approach to educational problems views the system of compulsory education in the United States to be the result of meeting the needs of a capitalist economy for skilled and disciplined workers.

Accepted Answer

A) functionalist 
B) social disorganization 
C) labeling 
D) Marxian conflict 
E) interactionist 
A) functionalist 
B) social disorganization 
C) labeling 
D) Marxian conflict 
E) interactionist

Question 10

Early-childhood education programs like Head Start are considered investments in "__________."

Accepted Answer

A) human capital 
B) the global future 
C) America's legacy 
D) capitalist profits 
E) corporate America 
A) human capital 
B) the global future 
C) America's legacy 
D) capitalist profits 
E) corporate America

Question 11

According to the text's discussion of the debate over school choice,__________.

Accepted Answer

A) Democratic candidates at all levels of government generally favor a system of vouchers that parents could "spend" in sending their children to any kind of school they wish 
B) Republican candidates are usually opposed to any type of school voucher plan 
C) critics of school vouchers fear that such a system would encourage better-off families to remove their children from the public schools 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) Democratic candidates at all levels of government generally favor a system of vouchers that parents could "spend" in sending their children to any kind of school they wish 
B) Republican candidates are usually opposed to any type of school voucher plan 
C) critics of school vouchers fear that such a system would encourage better-off families to remove their children from the public schools 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 12

Which of the following statements about disparities in classroom size in the United States is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Suburban schools average about 19 students per classroom in the early high school years;inner city schools average about 30 students per classroom. 
B) Suburban schools and inner city schools average about 30 students per classroom in elementary school years. 
C) Suburban and elementary schools average about 20 students per classrooms in elementary and high school years. 
D) Suburban schools average about 5 students per classroom in early high school years;inner city schools average about 20 students per classroom. 
E) None of the above. 
A) Suburban schools average about 19 students per classroom in the early high school years;inner city schools average about 30 students per classroom. 
B) Suburban schools and inner city schools average about 30 students per classroom in elementary school years. 
C) Suburban and elementary schools average about 20 students per classrooms in elementary and high school years. 
D) Suburban schools average about 5 students per classroom in early high school years;inner city schools average about 20 students per classroom. 
E) None of the above.

Question 13

The __________ approach to educational problems identifies how schools that label students as "underachievers" can become "factories for failure."

Accepted Answer

A) interactionist 
B) functionalist 
C) conflict 
D) social disorganization 
E) value-conflict 
A) interactionist 
B) functionalist 
C) conflict 
D) social disorganization 
E) value-conflict

Question 14

Which of the following groups has/have attained equal access to quality education?

Accepted Answer

A) blacks 
B) Hispanics 
C) Native Americans 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) blacks 
B) Hispanics 
C) Native Americans 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 15

Historically,which of the following is/are (a)major factor(s)in the lower educational attainment of blacks in comparison to whites in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Most blacks lived in the South. 
B) Blacks in the North competed with immigrant groups. 
C) Blacks have been subject to discrimination. 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) Most blacks lived in the South. 
B) Blacks in the North competed with immigrant groups. 
C) Blacks have been subject to discrimination. 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 16

Massive _____________ seemed to be the MOST likely cost-cutting intervention for most of the nation's largest states in 2010 because they faced huge budget deficits as a result severe economic recession and mortgage crisis of 2008.

Accepted Answer

A) teacher layoffs 
B) decreases in technological upgrades 
C) enrollments 
D) increases in teacher in-service training 
E) none of the above 
A) teacher layoffs 
B) decreases in technological upgrades 
C) enrollments 
D) increases in teacher in-service training 
E) none of the above

Question 17

At various times,_______________ urged educational systems to add more computers and networks to their classroom

Accepted Answer

A) Bill Clinton and George H.W.Bush 
B) Ronald Reagan and Al Gore 
C) Al Gore and Newt Gingrich 
D) George W.Bush and Bill Clinton 
E) Bob Dole and Bill Clinton 
A) Bill Clinton and George H.W.Bush 
B) Ronald Reagan and Al Gore 
C) Al Gore and Newt Gingrich 
D) George W.Bush and Bill Clinton 
E) Bob Dole and Bill Clinton

Question 18

According to the text,the most significant outcome of the Perry Project was

Accepted Answer

A) decrease in criminal behavior. 
B) increase in use of welfare services. 
C) its effect on educational attainment. 
D) increased pregnancy rates. 
E) None of the above were significant outcomes. 
A) decrease in criminal behavior. 
B) increase in use of welfare services. 
C) its effect on educational attainment. 
D) increased pregnancy rates. 
E) None of the above were significant outcomes.

Question 19

The Bush administration and Congress have developed a program,known as __________,whose components include developing national achievement tests,encouraging failing students to accept tutoring,and punishing schools and school districts that fail to raise student test scores to national averages.

Accepted Answer

A) No Child Left Behind 
B) Education First 
C) Children Empowered 
D) Back to the Basics 
E) Let's Encourage Our Children 
A) No Child Left Behind 
B) Education First 
C) Children Empowered 
D) Back to the Basics 
E) Let's Encourage Our Children

Question 20

The major structural characteristic of modern school systems is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) large numbers of students 
B) extensive bureaucratization 
C) unscheduled learning 
D) too few administrators 
E) a radical value system 
A) large numbers of students 
B) extensive bureaucratization 
C) unscheduled learning 
D) too few administrators 
E) a radical value system

Educational conservatives believe that the job of schools is to __________.

According to the text's discussion of the "failure" of the American educational system,__________.

To the educational humanist,the basic aim of education is to __________.

Americans generally believe that modern discoveries and practices can solve problems.In the schools,this has produced the use of cost accounting,systems analysis,and computer technology.This involves what your text refers to as __________.

The quality of education available to central-city residents is lower than that available to white suburban residents.This is explained by __________.

__________ and the rising cost of tuition threaten access to state universities.

Educational liberals believe that education should be "open" and "humanistic." What do they mean? What are the difficulties in implementing this approach?

The __________ approach to educational problems focuses on intergroup disputes that arise out of the desire to maintain or defend a group's status in a particular community.

The __________ approach to educational problems views the system of compulsory education in the United States to be the result of meeting the needs of a capitalist economy for skilled and disciplined workers.

Early-childhood education programs like Head Start are considered investments in "__________."

According to the text's discussion of the debate over school choice,__________.

Which of the following statements about disparities in classroom size in the United States is TRUE?

The __________ approach to educational problems identifies how schools that label students as "underachievers" can become "factories for failure."

Which of the following groups has/have attained equal access to quality education?

Historically,which of the following is/are (a)major factor(s)in the lower educational attainment of blacks in comparison to whites in the United States?

Massive _____________ seemed to be the MOST likely cost-cutting intervention for most of the nation's largest states in 2010 because they faced huge budget deficits as a result severe economic recession and mortgage crisis of 2008.

At various times,_______________ urged educational systems to add more computers and networks to their classroom

According to the text,the most significant outcome of the Perry Project was

The Bush administration and Congress have developed a program,known as __________,whose components include developing national achievement tests,encouraging failing students to accept tutoring,and punishing schools and school districts that fail to raise student test scores to national averages.

The major structural characteristic of modern school systems is __________.

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Exam 11: Problems of Education

Educational conservatives believe that the job of schools is to __________.

According to the text's discussion of the "failure" of the American educational system,__________.

To the educational humanist,the basic aim of education is to __________.

Americans generally believe that modern discoveries and practices can solve problems.In the schools,this has produced the use of cost accounting,systems analysis,and computer technology.This involves what your text refers to as __________.

The quality of education available to central-city residents is lower than that available to white suburban residents.This is explained by __________.

__________ and the rising cost of tuition threaten access to state universities.

Educational liberals believe that education should be "open" and "humanistic." What do they mean? What are the difficulties in implementing this approach?

The __________ approach to educational problems focuses on intergroup disputes that arise out of the desire to maintain or defend a group's status in a particular community.

The __________ approach to educational problems views the system of compulsory education in the United States to be the result of meeting the needs of a capitalist economy for skilled and disciplined workers.

Early-childhood education programs like Head Start are considered investments in "__________."

According to the text's discussion of the debate over school choice,__________.

Which of the following statements about disparities in classroom size in the United States is TRUE?

The __________ approach to educational problems identifies how schools that label students as "underachievers" can become "factories for failure."

Which of the following groups has/have attained equal access to quality education?

Historically,which of the following is/are (a)major factor(s)in the lower educational attainment of blacks in comparison to whites in the United States?

Massive _____________ seemed to be the MOST likely cost-cutting intervention for most of the nation's largest states in 2010 because they faced huge budget deficits as a result severe economic recession and mortgage crisis of 2008.

At various times,_______________ urged educational systems to add more computers and networks to their classroom

According to the text,the most significant outcome of the Perry Project was

The Bush administration and Congress have developed a program,known as __________,whose components include developing national achievement tests,encouraging failing students to accept tutoring,and punishing schools and school districts that fail to raise student test scores to national averages.

The major structural characteristic of modern school systems is __________.

Sociological Perspective on Social Problems

Problems of Health and Healthcare

Problems of Mental Illness and Treatment

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Violence

Poverty and Affluence

Racism, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Gender and Sexuality

An Aging Society

The Changing Family

Problems of Work and the Economy

Population and Immigration

Technology and the Environment

War and Global Insecurity

Filters