Sociology Final- Chapter 14
Education is the social institution by which society provides people with important
knowledge, including ** Answ** -job skills.
-basic facts and information.
-cultural norms and values.
In low-income nations, most education is a matter of ** Answ** what parents and
other community members teach their children.
The fact that, historically, schooling has been mostly for elites is evident in the fact that
the word "school" has the same root as the Greek word for ** Answ** "leisure."
If you were to enter a school in ancient Greece or China, the students you would find
there would be mainly ** Answ** the rich.
In the world as a whole, about what share of children reach the secondary grades in
school? ** Answ** 2/3
One major reason that schooling is limited in India is that ** Answ** many poor
children must work for income.
On which of the following continents do we find the most countries with high rates of
illiteracy? ** Answ** Africa
Getting into college in Japan, compared to the United States, is more a matter of **
Answ** performance on achievement tests.
At what point in our history had a majority of adults in the United States earned a high-
school diploma? ** Answ** the mid 1960s
In the United States today, about what percentage of the adult population has a high
school diploma? ** Answ** 88%
In the United States today, approximately what percentage of people over the age of
twenty-five have earned a four-year college degree? ** Answ** 31%
In the United States, the focus of education has always been ** Answ** what is
practical and job-related.
The functions of schooling include ** Answ** -socializing the young.
-cultural innovation.
-helping to integrate a diverse society.
Education is the social institution by which society provides people with important
knowledge, including ** Answ** -job skills.
-basic facts and information.
-cultural norms and values.
In low-income nations, most education is a matter of ** Answ** what parents and
other community members teach their children.
The fact that, historically, schooling has been mostly for elites is evident in the fact that
the word "school" has the same root as the Greek word for ** Answ** "leisure."
If you were to enter a school in ancient Greece or China, the students you would find
there would be mainly ** Answ** the rich.
In the world as a whole, about what share of children reach the secondary grades in
school? ** Answ** 2/3
One major reason that schooling is limited in India is that ** Answ** many poor
children must work for income.
On which of the following continents do we find the most countries with high rates of
illiteracy? ** Answ** Africa
Getting into college in Japan, compared to the United States, is more a matter of **
Answ** performance on achievement tests.
At what point in our history had a majority of adults in the United States earned a high-
school diploma? ** Answ** the mid 1960s
In the United States today, about what percentage of the adult population has a high
school diploma? ** Answ** 88%
In the United States today, approximately what percentage of people over the age of
twenty-five have earned a four-year college degree? ** Answ** 31%
In the United States, the focus of education has always been ** Answ** what is
practical and job-related.
The functions of schooling include ** Answ** -socializing the young.
-cultural innovation.
-helping to integrate a diverse society.
