Deck 11: Social Inequality: Besieging the Beast

Question 1

In the United States, the federal government has rewarded this group more than its counterparts in other developed nations.

A) the poor
B) the working class
C) the middle class
D) the upper class

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Over a period of 25 years, the percentage of poor people has

A) drastically increased, followed by a sudden decrease, and another increase
B) decreased
C) remained stable
D) increased

Answer 2

C

Question 3

In one study of six public schools, the researcher found that the schools helped students by

A) extending the school day and school year
B) helping their parents to find higher paying employment
C) helping their parents to become more engaged in their children's academic performance
D) hiring all new teachers who believed in swift and severe punishment for students who they deemed to be trouble-makers

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Harlem's Promise Academy had students who

A) scored poorly on standardized tests
B) had persistent disciplinary problems
C) went on to graduate from college
D) were suffering from emotional and psychological issues
E) none of the above
F) all of the above

Question 5

Broad government measures to provide benefits for the less affluent half of the population include all except

A) efforts to increase residential segregation
B) support for building family assets
C) investment in education
D) a living wage
E) creation of good jobs

Question 6

The schooling revolution has included building new privately funded charter schools.

Question 7

Describe the cultural capital benefits of an education system that addresses some of the changes suggested in programs like Promise Academy and charter schools in general.

Question 8

What are social change organizations, what do they do, and how do they do it?

Question 9

What are some of the strategies used by founder and president of Harlem's Children's Zone and its Promise Academy do to ensure that his school was successful? Include both changes that related to the institution and to the students directly.