Student Quiz: Chapter 9 | Elements of Sociology, Second Edition

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Question 1:

The term meritocratic refers to ________.
a) the notion that a student's school performance reflects natural ability and the school system provides mobility for lower-class and minority students who work hard to succeed
b) relationship differences between teachers and students, among students, and between students and the institution
c) Both a. and b.
d) None of the above.

Question 2:

According to Jean Anyon, the daily activities of a student from the working class would entail ________.
a) analyzing social systems and looking for strengths and weaknesses
b) reading the textbook and finding the right answer
c) copying down and memorizing the instructor's notes from the board
d) finding information on an assigned topic and writing it up in one's own words

Question 3:

Political correctness refers to ________.
a) making a big deal about nothing
b) having no sense of humour
c) censoring words and phrases that exhibit and promote racism, sexism, ableism, ageism, and other forms of discrimination
d) None of the above.

Question 4:

Underemployment is the result of ________.
a) the rate of unemployment
b) regional disparity
c) discrimination based on ethnicity, gender, disability, or lack of appropriate credentials
d) All of the above.

Question 5:

A docile body, as formulated by Foucault, is produced through ________.
a) hierarchal observation
b) normalizing judgment
c) examination
d) All of the above.

Question 6:

According to the authors, plagiarism may be due to ________.
a) the corporate nature of post-secondary institutions
b) the acceptance of plagiarism by influential leaders in society
c) the Internet
d) Both a. and b.

Question 7:

The drop out rate for Aboriginal students is highest in ________.
a) grade 12
b) grade 9
c) grade 10
d) Both b. and c. above.

Question 8:

Human capital thesis argues that marginalized groups earn less money than dominant groups as they possess less human capital in the form of education, skill, and experience.
a) True
b) False

Question 9:

The assimilationist approach still plays an influential role in contemporary Canadian education.
a) True
b) False

Question 10:

Disabled women have lower employment rates than disabled men, and they also have lower employment rates than able-bodied women and men.
a) True
b) False

Question 11:

Disabled women have lower employment rates than disabled men, and they also have lower employment rates than able-bodied women and men.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

Jeannie Oakes' study demonstrated that tracking or sorting is based on perceived ability and not on class, race, and ethnicity.
a) True
b) False

Question 13:

During the 1990s, universities produced 1.2 million graduates, but only 600,000 jobs requiring university-level credentials were created during that same period.
a) True
b) False

Question 14:

Post-secondary education attainment has increased for various occupational classes. So, too, has the underemployment rate for those same occupational classes.
a) True
b) False

Question 15:

According to Cóté and Allahar, grade inflation is the gradual rise in grades and the decrease in performance expectations that has become a trend over the last 20 years.
a) True
b) False

Question 16:

Under hierarchal observation, individuals are judged on how their actions rank compared to the performance of others.
a) True
b) False

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Elements of Sociology: A Critical Canadian Introduction, Second Edition: Chapter 9