SOC 203 Week 2 Quiz
SOC 203 Week 2 Quiz
1. The No Child Left Behind Act has been criticized for ALL BUT ONE of the following:
focusing on test scores
desegregation practices
narrowing the curriculum
lowering standards
2. Which of the sociological perspectives argues that funding does not always directly correlate to student success?
Feminist
Conflict
Race-Centered
Symbolic Interactionism
3. Which country was the first to legalize gay marriage?
The United States
South Africa
Canada
The Netherlands
4. Annette Laureau’s book Unequal Childhoods suggests that the parents’ ___________________ directly impacts a child’s chances of academic success.
social class
religion
cultural capital
marital status
5. What type of inequities do conflict theorists focus on when considering educational issues?
Geographical
Structural
Developmental
Professional
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6. Public schools maintain an ethnic and economic diversity that reflects the national population rather than the local one.
True
False
7. According to Paul Willis in his book, Learning to Labour, teaching styles differ in schools depending on the __________________ of the students.
race
ethnicity
religion
class
8. Which theoretical perspective suggests that racial inequalities serve a purpose in social structure and political life?
Race-centered
Feminist
Conflict
Functionalist
9. Which of the following disciplines are women less likely to study, leading to education-related economic inequality?
Sciences
Applied sciences
Humanities
Arts
10. When were Jim Crow segregation laws imposed in the United States?
The 17th century
The 18th century
The 19th century
The 20th century
The videos required for this discussion each touch on overlapping social problems. Although we will examine education, inequality, and race, each of which can be defined as a social problem or major component of larger social problems, the basis of our discussion is based on a simple argument:
a. Education is an effective tool in our efforts to build a more equitable society.
b. Therefore, equal educational opportunities must be available to all citizens.
In the video, Affirmative Action vs. Cultural Diversity, Tom Brokaw asks: “How do we remedy the historic mistreatment of deserving black Americans without punishing deserving white Americans today?”
Our efforts to address the problems of racial inequality have been centered in on one of our most important social institutions – education. While the schools of this country are a local place to focus these efforts, can we fix one problem without creating another?
As always, we want more than your opinions. This question overlaps several chapters of our text, including an examination of education, race, and inequality. As such, we may see references to several chapters.
We should also see evidence of additional research, properly cited, in support of positions offered in our responses.