Sociology chapters 16 and 18
Which of the following is not an aspect of globalization?
Integrating child care through international trade
What are the major factors that affect education systems throughout the world?
Resources and money
Which of the following is not a manifest function of education?
a. Cultural innovation
One reason critics oppose globalization is that it
has negative impacts on the environment
Public schools must guarantee that ___________.
per-student spending is equitable
Because she plans on achieving success in marketing, Tammie is taking courses on managing social media. This is an example of ________.
social control
Allowing a student to move to the next grade regardless of whether or not they have met the requirements for that grade is called ____________.
social promotion
Key predictors for student success include ____________.
socioeconomic status and family background
Rewarding students for meeting deadlines and respecting authority figures is an example of ________.
transmission of moral education
Ben lost his job when General Motors closed U.S. factories and opened factories in Mexico. Now, Ben is very anti- immigration and campaigns for large-scale deportation of Mexican nationals, even though, logically, their presence does not harm him and their absence will not restore his job. Ben might be experiencing _____________.
xenophobia
Informal education _________________.
refers to the learning of cultural norms
Which theory of education focuses on the ways in which education maintains the status quo?
Functionalist theory
. Who was the leading theorist on the development of socialism?
Marx
Which country serves as an example of convergence?
Singapore
Among the reasons socialism never developed into a political movement in the United States was that trade unions _________.
secured workers' rights
what term describes the separation of students based on merit? Cultural transmission Social control Sorting
sorting
Which is an economic policy based on national policies of accumulating silver and gold by controlling markets with colonies and other countries through taxes and customs charges?
Mercantilism
In which sector of an economy would someone working as a software developer be? a. Primary
Quaternary
What do nations that are top-ranked in science and math have in common?
They recruit top teachers.
What term describes the assignment of students to specific education programs and classes on the basis of test scores, previous grades, or perceived ability?
Tracking
Plessy v. Ferguson set the precedent that _____________.
racial segregation in schools was allowed
Which theory of education focuses on the labels acquired through the educational process?
Conflict theory
When did the first economies begin to develop?
When people began to grow crops and domesticate animals
The 1972 case Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia set a precedent for __________.
access to education
Functionalist theory sees education as serving the needs of _________.
all of the above
Which is evidence that the United States workforce is largely a meritocracy?
Highly skilled jobs pay better than low-skill jobs.
What is the most important commodity in a postindustrial society?
INformation
Conflict theorists see sorting as a way to ________.
perpetuate divisions of socioeconomic status
If someone does not earn enough money to pay for the essentials of life he or she is said to be _____ poor. a.
absolutely
Learning from classmates that most students buy lunch on Fridays is an example of ________.
cultural transmission
All of the following are characteristics of global cities, except:
host influential philosophers
The type of socialism now carried on by Russia is a form of ______ socialism.
market
Which of the following is not a characteristic of multinational corporations?
They are headquartered primarily in the United States.
. Conflict theorists see IQ tests as being biased. Why?
They reward affluent students with questions that assume knowledge associated with upper-class culture.
