Deck 14: Education and American Minority Groups

Question 1

Middle class schools tend to stress different kinds of values than do working-class or poor schools.These values at middle-class schools tend to include:

A) Conformity
B) Obedience
C) Ability to work independently
D) Punctuality

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Essentially the findings of the Coleman report on education were consistent with the:

A) Conflict perspective
B) Functionalist perspective
C) Symbolic interactionist perspective
D) Social-psychological perspective

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The theory that our beliefs about ourselves are based on the messages we get from others is called:

A) Interactionist approach
B) Looking-glass self
C) Conflict approach
D) Micro theory

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Rosenthal and Jacobson's book,Pygmalion in the Classroom illustrated the power of:

A) I.Q. tests
B) Cultural deprivation
C) De facto segregation
D) Self-fulfilling prophecy

Question 5

An example of a social studies multicultural curriculum would include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Ban discussion about problematic issues such as race or religion
B) Bring problematic issues such as race or religion to the forefront
C) Increase emphasis on history and geography
D) Use a narrative approach to history rather than memorization of names and dates

Question 6

Which of the following is false about tracking?

A) Placement in tracks is influenced by race, Hispanic origin, and especially class
B) Even when test scores are the same as middle-class students, lower-socioeconomic status students are placed in lower tracks
C) Most students in low tracks move out of them within a year or two
D) Students in low tracks are often denied the opportunities to take the courses they need to enter and succeed in college

Question 7

Segregation which involves an official policy of segregated schools is termed:

A) De jure segregation
B) De facto segregation
C) Gerrymandering
D) Brown schools

Question 8

The Conflict perspective views the educational system as a means of:

A) Reinforcing the social inequality in society
B) Providing a source of social mobility in society
C) Providing employers with technically qualified workers
D) Bringing about economic equality

Question 9

Which of the following is reflective of the conflict perspective on education?

A) The low achievement among minority children is due to cultural deprivation
B) Schools encourage diversity among students
C) Schools punish students who do not conform to dominant values, attitudes, and habits
D) Schools provide a source of social mobility in society

Question 10

Which of the following statements about minority students and segregation in schools is false?

A) Although declining after 1967, since 1988, school segregation has been increasing again
B) About 37 percent of black and Latino/a students attend schools that are more than 90 percent minority
C) Most Americans don't agree with the idea that children of different racial groups should attend the same schools
D) Housing segregation is the main reason for segregated schools

Question 11

Research on detracking (eliminating tracking)has shown all the following EXCEPT:

A) It has had little impact on the achievement of students formerly in low tracks
B) It raises the achievement of students formerly in low tracks
C) Overall achievement in detracked schools is at least as high as tracked schools
D) At detracked schools the achievement of the top students may be less

Question 12

According to the Coleman report,_____________ was the most important factor in student achievement.

A) The educational funding level
B) Teacher training
C) The quality of school facilities
D) The student's background

Question 13

Most Hispanic children attend schools with a majority of the students from which racial or ethnic group?

A) White
B) Black and Hispanic
C) Native American
D) Asian American

Question 14

Even when attempts have been made to equalize funding for poor school districts,they may fail because:

A) Wealthy districts reduced their property taxes
B) Wealthy districts raised taxes to make up the difference
C) Poor districts refuse to accept the money
D) Moderate districts are left out of the funding decision

Question 15

Educational tracking is the practice where:

A) Students believed to be similar in ability are grouped together in separate classes with different curricula
B) The educational attainment of minority students is improved
C) Students are ranked based on their abilities in track and field
D) Initial assignment to a particular track is rather inconsequential for a student

Question 16

Studies on the educational system have found all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Middle class schools teach different values than lower class schools
B) The higher one goes in the educational system, the higher average family income of the students
C) The affective characteristics gained in school (values and habits) are less linked to income and occupational status than family structure
D) Education pays off better for the white middle class than for minorities and the poor

Question 17

In a study by Harvey and Slatin (1975),teachers were given pictures of children and asked to evaluate their chances of success.They said:

A) Any of these children could succeed
B) They were concerned about children who were shorter than average
C) They had much higher expectations for white students
D) They had much higher expectations for black students

Question 18

Which perspective holds that education provides a source of social mobility in society?

A) The Conflict perspective
B) The Symbolic Interactionist perspective
C) The Social Psychological perspective
D) The Functionalist perspective

Question 19

Schools are mainly funded with:

A) State income tax money that is evenly distributed
B) Federal income tax money that is evenly distributed
C) State taxes and property taxes
D) Property taxes

Question 20

The Coleman report found that underachieving students tended to all the following EXCEPT:

A) Have a poor self-image
B) Be uninterested in school
C) Believe they could not control their environment
D) Were likely to come from schools that were under funded

Question 21

Which is the word for mixed English and Spanish used by Chicanos?

A) Pochismos
B) El troque
C) Fanglais
D) Calo

Question 22

9.Minority students are likely to do better in schools where teachers do not expect them to succeed.

Question 23

1.Between 1988 and 2005-6 school segregation actually increased somewhat.

Question 24

Head Start and desegregation through busing are consistent with which sociological perspective?

A) Symbolic interactionism
B) Social psychology
C) Conflict theory
D) Functionalism

Question 25

4.The Coleman Report proved that quality of facilities is unimportant in minority education.

Question 26

I.Q.tests are supposed to test:

A) What a person knows
B) Innate ability
C) Cultural standards of the dominant group
D) What a person has learned in school

Question 27

6.According to Conflict theorists the cause of lower achievement among minorities can be found in the characteristics of those groups.

Question 28

All of the following factors are important in how desegregation is carried out EXCEPT:

A) The age of the children
B) How receptive teachers are to this policy
C) The geographic scope of the area to be desegregated
D) Whether it mandates busing or lets parents choose

Question 29

Multiculturalism is a(n)_______ approach to education.

A) Assimilationist
B) Pluralist
C) Separatist
D) Defeatist

Question 30

Which of the following is true about Black English?

A) It has no standard rules concerning tenses, subjects and verbs
B) Most white teachers respect the use of Black English
C) Black English has standard rules concerning tenses, subjects and verbs
D) Among blacks the use of Black English is uniform

Question 31

All of the following factors are known to influence I.Q.test scores EXCEPT:

A) Culture-specific content in tests
B) The test situation
C) Teacher expectations
D) The kind of paper the test is written on

Question 32

Studies suggest that all of the following improves the ability of minority students in the classroom EXCEPT:

A) Teachers believe students are capable of success
B) The class is a pleasant, quiet, and orderly place
C) There is an emphasis on basic reading and math skills
D) Students have several recess breaks during the school day

Question 33

10.Black English has no standards or rules.

Question 34

8.A self-fulfilling prophecy often operates in the classroom.

Question 35

2.Schools with students from primarily the lower classes mainly stress conformity and obedience.

Question 36

Compensatory educational programs involve:

A) Maintaining educational equality between races
B) Blaming the victim
C) Pre-school and supplementary programs for low income and minority children
D) Community control of schools

Question 37

7.Recent studies show that minorities are often absent or stereotyped in academic materials.

Question 38

5.Coleman found that underachieving children tended to have a poor self image.

Question 39

3.Minority schools are more likely to be underfunded than white schools.

Question 40

Black English has a verb tense called the habitual tense that is not present in standard English.Which of the following phrases represents the habitual tense?

A) He workin'
B) He be workin'
C) He done been workin'
D) He been workin'

Question 41

3.How are linguistic differences an issue in the classroom for minority students? What can teachers do to address these issues and help minority students achieve?

Question 42

1.Describe how teacher expectations and tracking work together to disadvantage minority students.

Question 43

2.How are cultural deficiency and cultural bias used in discussing low achieving students and which major sociological theory does each tie into?