Sociology chapter 12

one way that history textbooks develop patriotism is by

avoiding negative accounts of the country where the school is located

a program designed to help disadvantaged children

compensatory education

a system based on competition

meritocracy

the process of achieving racial balance in schools

school desegregation

which of the following is a latent function of a typical elementary school

to provide day care for working parents

which of the following is a manifest function of education

transmitting culture

charter schools are public schools, but they have more freedom in establishing their curriculum than traditional schools

true

critics of for-profit schools argue that they will be less responsive to public input than traditional public schools

true

if a textbook emphasizes the importance of men in American history but says very little about women, either negative or positive, it can still foster sexism

true

studies have shown that some students perform better than others simply because they are expected to do so

true

which is an example of a compensatory educational program

Head Start

most social scientists consider intelligence to be

a combination of inheritance and environmental effects

the goal of tracking is to place students in classes that align with their

abilities

Jim's class is learning about architecture by splitting up into groups to design and create scale models of buildings. this is an example of ______ learning

cooperative

functionalists believe that schools provide the important function of transmitting

culture

minorities and whites scoring about the same in school

educational equality

which of the following is an example of the hidden curriculum

encouraging children to be cooperative

a traditional classroom is less authoritarian than an open-classroom setting

false

boys attend college in greater number than girls

false

history textbooks have tended to give unbiased accounts of the past in order to teach civic responsibility

false

many teachers intentionally transmit sexist attitudes to their students

false

one goal of the back-to-basics movement was to abandon the bureaucratic model of education

false

the bureaucratic model of education responds to the creative, expressive, and emotional needs of all children

false

which of the following best describes the voucher system

families are given government money to send their children to the school of their choice

an example of a manifest function of education is to promote a student's personal

growth/development

traditional schools are bureaucratic primarily because

it is an efficient way of educating large numbers of children

which of the following is true about the hidden curriculum

it often involves the teaching of social values such as cooperation

which of the following is a criticism of student tracking

it unfairly labels students

some people support bilingual education because it encourages non-native speakers to

keep up with their grade level

how do latent functions differ from manifest functions

latent functions are unintentional

which of the following might be considered a latent function of a college education

meeting a potential spouse

curriculum that also emphasizes the contributions of minorities

multicultural education

in order to have a positive effect on the academic achievement of minority children, school integration

must be done in an atmosphere of respect and acceptance

which of the following is an advantage of a meritocracy

people are encouraged to work hard because they believe it will lead to social and economic success

what is compensatory education

programs to overcome educational deficits

for working parents, one important latent function of education is to

provide daycare for children

Which of the following statements would most likely be made by a supporter of for-profit schools

schools can benefit from applying modern business practices to education

why are girls in single-gender schools more likely to outperform girls in coeducational schools

teachers give them more attention

studies show that girls are less likely to call out in class because

teachers socialize them to be quieter than boys

which of the following is a characteristic of charter schools?

they do not have to answer to a school board