Chapter 9: Higher Education

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. Regarding the development of higher education in this country, which of the periods did the most growth occur in terms of the emergence of new colleges and universities?

A. colonial America

B. post–Civil War

C. post–World War I

D. post–World War II

2. According to Tuchman article, the practice of universities offering bigger and better nonacademic perks (e.g., swimming pools, apartment style dorms, and modern fitness centers) to compete with other universities for enrollment is known as ______.

A. business planning

B. extra competition

C. amenities race

D. nonacademic focus

3. According to the Tuchman article, when it was introduced in 1915, the institution of tenure was meant to ______.

A. encourage professors to stay at one university

B. give professors more incentive to research and publish

C. encourage professors to write grants to increase a University’s funding

D. none of these

4. Which is NOT true about obtaining a certificate or associate’s degree?

A. Students won’t want to further their education.

B. Students have freedom to discover new interests.

C. Students may have more job satisfaction.

D. none of these

5. Which demographic is least likely to graduate from college?

A. Asians

B. Whites

C. Hispanics

D. Blacks

6. What is the strongest predictor of who will attend and graduate college?

A. gender

B. social class

C. race

D. ethnicity

7. Which factor contributes to the gender gap in pay?

A. the gender gap in higher education

B. the gender gap in labor markets

C. cultural beliefs about gender

D. all of these

8. According to Stuber, off-campus study was not appealing to working-class students not only due to cost, but also because ______.

A. they value being close to home

B. they were skeptical of the necessity

C. the academic side of college life was most important to them

D. all of these

9. Most upper-middle-class students in Stuber’s study obtained internships using ______.

A. impressive resumes

B. personal ties

C. professor recommendations

D. none of these

10. In the case of internships, Stuber found the main constraint for working-class students was______.

A. financial support

B. social resources

C. cultural dispositions

D. none of these

11. According to McCabe’s article, which matters the most in how children “turn out?”

A. parents

B. money

C. peers

D. teachers

12. According to McCabe, which of the following type of social network allows for the most academic and social balance in college?

A. tight-knitter

B. compartmentalizer

C. sampler

D. none of these

13. What can be a drawback of a tight-knitter’s social network?

A. social isolation

B. contagious behaviors

C. heavy focus on social life

D. none of these

True/False

1. Most colleges and universities in the United States were established after the Civil War.

2. Industrialists were most involved in the creation of new colleges prior to the Civil War.

3. Major growth occurred in higher education during the time between World War I and World War II.

4. Tuchman points out that the move to managerialism in higher education has led to the opening of more tenure track faculty positions than ever before.

5. Students with more social ties are more likely to get internships.

6. Occupational programs prevent students from seeking higher degrees.

7. Earnings alone do not indicate a good job.

8. Women’s successes in higher education come at the expense of men.

9. Racial gaps the attainment of college degrees have narrowed since the 1960s.

10. According to Stuber, working-class students are more likely to maintain friendships outside of school.

11. According to Stuber, working-class students would like to join Greek life if they had the money.