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Quiz #10 Education Question 1 10 out of 10 points     What do conflict theorists believe is the purpose of the “hidden curriculum” in education? Answers: It promotes social inequalities

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Quiz #10 Education

• Question 1

  10 out of 10 points

  	What do conflict theorists believe is the purpose of the “hidden curriculum” in education?
  	Answers: It promotes social inequalities.   It encourages equality of all students.   It promotes individual change.   It teaches members of the working class important skills for advancement.

• Question 2

  10 out of 10 points

  	Which of the following is not characteristic of Émile Durkheim’s functionalist perspective on education?
  	Answers: Education produces social solidarity in a society.   Education trains people for economic roles in society.   Education produces inequality between people in society.   Education helps to socialize people in society.

• Question 3

  10 out of 10 points

  	Which of the following is an example of the sociological term "moral education"?
  	Answers: Fifth graders learning about laws and rights.   Kindergartners learning how to behave in class.   Children learning to read biblical literature.   All of the above.

• Question 4

  	The ability to read and write at a level sufficient to fulfill everyday practical needs is referred to as
  	Answers: education   functional literacy   verbal proficiency   verbal literacy

• Question 5

  10 out of 10 points

  	The idea that America has become a kind of “credential society” implies that
  	Answers: educational curriculum is becoming more focused on fulfilling the requirements of the growing number of blue collar jobs.   the content of the material being taught is not as important as the need to get a formal credential.   skilled, blue-collar trades are growing and becoming more in demand.   as more individuals obtain college degrees, the more in demand high school degrees become for the job market.

• Question 6

  10 out of 10 points

  	Universal education systems provided by the government and funded by tax revenues rather than student fees are referred to as
  	Answers: public education   charcter education   parochial education   municipal education

• Question 7

  10 out of 10 points

  	The transmission of society’s norms, values, and knowledge base by means of direct instruction is referred to as
  	Answers: socialization.   acculturation.   internship training.   education.

• Question 8

  	Prior to the 1950s, school segregation
  	Answers: only existed in the South.   was outlawed in the Plessy vs. Ferguson case.   did not affect the quality of education.   was a result of both Jim Crow laws and residential segregation.

• Question 9

  10 out of 10 points

  	Which of the following is not a factor contributing to educational inequalities between racial groups?
  	Answers: School funding formulas based on property taxes   De facto segregation   Income inequality   None of the above; they all contribute to educational inequalities.

• Question 10

  	The 1954 Supreme Court Ruling in Brown vs. Board of Education
  	Answers: effectively ended all forms of school segregation.   was met with considerable resistance.   upheld the rights of states to follow the principles of separate but equal.   also ended residential segregation.