Sociology Chapter 12 Review

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a charter school?

• They are public schools.

• They are extremely bureaucratic.

• They do not have to answer to a school board.

• They can shape their own curriculum.

Which of the following best describes the voucher system?

• Families are given the money the government would spend on their child’s education to send them to the school of the family’s choice.

• Students are placed into specific classes based on their scores on intelligence tests.

• Public schools specialize in particular areas such as mathematics or the arts.

• Voucher schools teach about the differences among gender, ethnic, and racial categories.

Which of the following is an example of a hidden curriculum?

• developing language and reading skills

• having fourth-graders memorize their multiplication tables

• encouraging children to be cooperative

• teaching geography

Which of the following statements best explains the primary purpose of compensatory educational programs?

• to encourage students to be cooperative and work well with others

• to improve the academic performance of socially disadvantaged children

• to provide exposure to music and art at an early age

• to provide free childcare for parents

The rewards that an individual receives in a meritocracy are primarily based on

• the status of the person’s parents.

• their intellectual abilities.

• their race or ethnicity.

• competition.

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 _________ education.

• cooperative

• magnet

• back-to-basics

• multicultural

Rachel attends a school where she learns about a variety of social and ethnic traditions. They learn about the holidays and home lives of peoples from a variety of backgrounds. Which of the following terms describes this approach to education?

• multiculturalism

• back-to-basics

• self-fulfilling prophecy

• integrative curriculum

A ________ school attempts to excel in a specific area such as mathematics or the graphic arts.

• charter

• for-profit

• back-to-basics

• magnet

Traditional schools are bureaucratic primarily because

• this method provides for multiple intelligence.

• this method encourages democracy, which is important to American society.

• it encourages the child to cooperate with other students and share ideas openly.

• it is an efficient way of educating large numbers of children.

The statement “every child learns in a different way” describes

• multiple intelligence.

• charter schooling.

• Social Darwinism.

• a hidden curriculum.