sociology 101: education Questions and Answers
Education is the social institution by which society provides people with important
knowledge, including
a. job skills.
b. basic facts and information.
c. cultural norms and values.
d. All of these responses are correct. ** Answ** d. all
On which of the following continents do we find the most countries with high rates of
illiteracy?
a. Africa
b. Europe
c. South America
d. North America ** Answ** a. africa
Getting into college in Japan, compared to the United States, is more a matter of
a. athletic ability.
b. performance on achievement tests.
c. family ties.
d. being rich. ** Answ** b. performance on achievement tests
In the United States today, about what percentage of the adult population has a high
school diploma?
a. 48 percent
b. 68 percent
c. 88 percent
d. 98 percent ** Answ** c. 88%
In the United States today, approximately what percentage of people over the age of
twenty-five have earned a four-year college degree?
a. 31 percent
b. 51 percent
c. 75 percent
d. 90 percent ** Answ** a. 31%
In the United States, the focus of education has always been
a. what is philosophical.
b. what is practical and job-related.
c. what is theoretical.
d. All of these responses are correct. ** Answ** b. what is practical and job-related
The functions of schooling include
a. socializing the young.
b. cultural innovation.
c. helping to integrate a diverse society.
Education is the social institution by which society provides people with important
knowledge, including
a. job skills.
b. basic facts and information.
c. cultural norms and values.
d. All of these responses are correct. ** Answ** d. all
On which of the following continents do we find the most countries with high rates of
illiteracy?
a. Africa
b. Europe
c. South America
d. North America ** Answ** a. africa
Getting into college in Japan, compared to the United States, is more a matter of
a. athletic ability.
b. performance on achievement tests.
c. family ties.
d. being rich. ** Answ** b. performance on achievement tests
In the United States today, about what percentage of the adult population has a high
school diploma?
a. 48 percent
b. 68 percent
c. 88 percent
d. 98 percent ** Answ** c. 88%
In the United States today, approximately what percentage of people over the age of
twenty-five have earned a four-year college degree?
a. 31 percent
b. 51 percent
c. 75 percent
d. 90 percent ** Answ** a. 31%
In the United States, the focus of education has always been
a. what is philosophical.
b. what is practical and job-related.
c. what is theoretical.
d. All of these responses are correct. ** Answ** b. what is practical and job-related
The functions of schooling include
a. socializing the young.
b. cultural innovation.
c. helping to integrate a diverse society.
