Sociology Education

Which of the following does NOT account for the differences in the educational system from country to country?

• Financial resources from the government and population
• Geographic distribution of male and female students.
• Value placed on education
• Amount of time devoted to education

The term formal education is defined by the text as:

• Learning about cultural values, norms, and expected behaviors through participation in a society.
• The education one receives at a private school, parochial school, or private college.
• An education that is accompanied by a tutor at all times.
• The learning of academic facts and concepts.

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?

• Formal Education
• Informal Education
• Universal Access
• Latent Functions

Which court case set the precedent for access to education within the United States for students with disabilities?

• Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia
• Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Brown v. the Board of Education

Which of the following is NOT a latent function of education?

• Political and social integration
• Courtship
• Working in groups
• Transmission of Culture

Which of the following is NOT a manifest function of education?

• Socialization
• Social Control
• Social Placement
• Social Networks

The concept hidden curriculum can be defined as:

• A type of nonacademic knowledge that one learns through informal learning and cultural transmission.
• The course objectives teachers incorporate into their syllabi after the semester has started.
• 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.
• The unexpected subjects students take an interest in after being exposed to experts in the field.

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?

• Symbolic interactionism
• Conflict theory
• Functionalism
• None of these

The term sorting can be defined as:

• A formalized system that places students on “tracks” (advanced, low achievers) that perpetuate inequalities.
• The process by which students are allowed to choose their own classes based on interest.
• Classifying students based on academic merit or potential.
• The use of education to improve one’s social standing.

at factors contribute to inequality within the educational system in the United States?

• Racism
• Socioeconomic status
• All of these
• None of these