Higher Education

Imagining Sociology: Chapter 09

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Question 1:

The focus on the socializing function of education is most closely associated with ________.
a) Weber
b) Marx
c) Durkheim
d) Mills
e) Wright

Question 2:

In societies based on mechanical solidarity, the “glue” that holds society together is ________.
a) education
b) religion
c) families
d) norms
e) none of the above

Question 3:

The attestation of a qualification or competence issues to an individual by a party with the authority to do so, such as a university, is called ________.
a) degrees
b) credentialing
c) educating
d) certifying
e) testing

Question 4:

Streaming or tracking students might ________.
a) discourage learning among students streamed into the lower ability group
b) help students in the higher streaming group avoid boredom in the classroom
c) mix student achievement in classes
d) provide more challenge to teachers
e) Both A and B

Question 5:

The gender reversal in educational outcomes is the result of ________.
a) the decline in religiosity
b) the invention of birth control
c) changing gender norms
d) the rising percentage of women entering the workforce
e) All of the above

Question 6:

The non-economic social assets that promote social mobility are called ________.
a) social capital
b) cultural capital
c) economic capital
d) status capital
e) educational capital

Question 7:

________ is an example of a country that spent very little per student but has very high levels of education completions.
a) The United States
b) Korea
c) Canada
d) Mexico
e) Italy

Question 8:

________ pays the largest part of the operating budget of Canadian universities.
a) Student tuition
b) Governments
c) Corporate sponsorship
d) Fundraising
e) Private donations

Question 9:

The majority of ________ offers free tuition for its students at post-secondary institutions.
a) Canada
b) the United States
c) Germany
d) the United Kingdom
e) None of the above

Question 10:

The Canadian Federation of Student’s campaign to reduce tuition fees and deal with student debt is called ________.
a) Free Education For All
b) Education is a Right
c) Freeze Fees Campaign
d) Fight for Education
e) Degrees of Freedom

True/False Questions

Question 11:

The average Canadian youth spends 50 per cent of each weekday in school.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

Durkheim focused on how educational systems are based on bureaucracies.
a) True
b) False

Question 13:

The lessons that are not normally considered part of the academic program but that schools unintentionally or secondarily provide is called a hidden curriculum.
a) True
b) False

Question 14:

Individuals who earn degrees are less likely to be unemployed over the course of their lives.
a) True
b) False

Question 15:

Self-fulfilling prophecies are based on true beliefs.
a) True
b) False

Question 16:

More men than women graduate with degrees in Canada.
a) True
b) False

Question 17:

There are far fewer topics covered in the modern curriculum than there were 50 years ago.
a) True
b) False

Question 18:

Participating in the Greek system of fraternities and sororities is an example of economic capital.
a) True
b) False

Question 19:

According to Marx, education reflects the interests of the dominant class in a society.
a) True
b) False

Question 20:

The US has one of the world’s highest levels of university completion.
a) True
b) False