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
