Education Chapter.16 Complete Test Bank

Test Bank Questions

Chapter 16

1. Which of the following does NOT account for the differences in the educational system from country to country?
   1. Financial resources from the government and population
   2. Geographic distribution of male and female students
   3. Value placed on education
   4. Amount of time devoted to education
2. The term formal education is defined by the text as:
   1. Learning about cultural values, norms, and expected behaviors through participation in a society.
   2. The education one receives at a private school, parochial school, or private college.
   3. An education that is accompanied by a tutor at all times.
   4. The learning of academic facts and concepts.
3. Jackson lives in rural Chile, and is the son of a poor farmer. The nearest school is 50 miles away, and he has no means to get there. What does the educational system in Jackson’s country lack?
   1. Formal education
   2. Informal education
   3. Universal access
   4. Latent functions
4. Which court case set the precedent for access to education within the United States for students with disabilities?
   1. Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia
   2. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
   3. Plessy v. Ferguson
   4. Brown v. the Board of Education
5. Which of the following is NOT a latent function of education?
   1. Political and social integration
   2. Courtship
   3. Working in groups
   4. Transmission of culture
6. Which of the following is NOT a manifest function of education?
   1. Socialization
   2. Social control
   3. Social placement
   4. Social networks
7. Malik grew up in an affluent household which embraced activities such as attending the opera, visiting museums, and traveling to foreign countries at least once a year. When Malik goes to college, he finds he has much to talk about with professors, and fellow students from similar backgrounds. Malik is enjoying the benefits of:
   1. Grade inflation
   2. Cultural capital
   3. Tracking
   4. The education gap
8. The concept hidden curriculum can be defined as:
   1. A type of nonacademic knowledge that one learns through informal learning and cultural transmission.
   2. The course objectives teachers incorporate into their syllabi after the semester has started.
   3. The emphasis on certificates or degrees to show that a person has a certain skill, has attained a certain level of education, or has met certain job qualifications.
   4. The unexpected subjects students take an interest in after being exposed to experts in the field.
9. Which of the following is NOT a method used within the United States to produce educational equality?
   1. Charter schools
   2. Mandatory tutoring
   3. Bussing
   4. Head Start
10. Which of the following sociological perspectives argues that the educational system reinforces and perpetuates social inequalities arising from differences in class, gender, race and ethnicity?
    1. Symbolic interactionism
    2. Conflict theory
    3. Functionalism
    4. None of the above.
11. Kara has behavioral problems as a young child. As she goes through school, she is labeled “troubled,” and told she will never amount to anything. Kara, though intelligent, decides to “live down” to this expectation. Which sociological perspective would be most interested in studying Kara’s experience?
    1. Symbolic interactionism
    2. Conflict theory
    3. Functionalism
    4. Feminist theory

1. The term sorting can be defined as:
   1. A formalized system that places students on “tracks” (advanced, low achievers) that perpetuate inequalities.
   2. The process by which students are allowed to choose their own classes based on interest.
   3. Classifying students based on academic merit or potential.
   4. The use of education to improve one’s social standing.
2. Which sociologist studied how cultural capital helps an individual navigate their culture?
   1. Max Weber
   2. Karl Marx
   3. Émile Durkheim
   4. Pierre Bourdieu

Please match the court case with its significance:

1. Plessy v. Furguson (b)

1. Brown v. the Board of Education (c)

1. Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia (a)
   1. Set precedent for universal access to education in the United States
   2. Allowed racial segregation in schools and private businesses
   3. Declared that state laws that had established separate schools for black and white students were unequal and unconstitutional
2. What is the Head Start Program?
   1. A teaching method which equips students to regurgitate facts in order to do well on standardized tests.
   2. A federal program that provides academically focused preschool to students of low socioeconomic status.
   3. A state mandate that determines the eligibility of students who expect to attend college.
   4. A curriculum which requires states to test students in prescribed grades, with the results of those tests determining eligibility to receive federal funding.
3. To make students more competitive in the work force and for graduate school, college professors are beginning to lower the standard for student grades (i.e. what was once considered a B, is now considered an A). This is known as:
   1. GPA debt
   2. Systematic grading
   3. Academic bribing
   4. Grade inflation
4. When Ahmed is in 5^th grade, he does poorly in math and science. His teachers recommend him for lower-level classes throughout middle school in all subjects, and he’s not given the chance to excel elsewhere. This process is known as:
   1. Tracking
   2. Grade inflation
   3. Feminism
   4. Manifest function
5. What factors contribute to inequality within the educational system in the United States?
   1. Racism
   2. Socioeconomic status
   3. All of the above
   4. None of the above

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