Sociology Flashcard Chapters 9-12

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Both religion and education impart knowledge, values, and beliefs.

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True

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Not all functionalists agree on the functions that education should serve in contemporary societies.

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True

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Most educational funds for public schools in the United States come from the federal government, and a small percentage comes from state legislative appropriations and local property taxes. True or False?

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False

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State and local governments are struggling to balance their budgets and, therefore, have slashed funding for community colleges in the United States. True or False?

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True

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Functionalists believe that religion promotes social solidarity, whereas conflict theorists believe that religion leads to social tensions. True or False?

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True

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Religious fundamentalism today only appeals to people from lower-income, rural, and/or Southern backgrounds.

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False

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In the twenty-first century, organized religion has seen a significant rise in power and importance in many regions of the world. True or False?

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True

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Conflict theorists argue that access to quality education is closely related to social class. In this context, schools for students from low-income families differ from schools for middle-class students in that the former have curricula that emphasize

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procedures and rote memorization

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Based on the results of an IQ test, a teacher believes that some students are less capable of learning than other students. Therefore, she teaches the "low achievers" in a different manner from others. This leads to the "less capable students" performing poorly and dropping out of school. This scenario exemplifies how a self-fulfilling prophecy may result from __________.

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labeling

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What is the status dropout rate?

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the percentage of people in a specific age range who are not currently enrolled in school and who do not have a high school degree or its equivalent.