Exam 4-Education
Asian Tax - correct answerLecture: Stereotyping and Exceptionalism
A containment strategy used by elite institutions that makes it harder for Asians and
Asian Americans to get into these institutions. The bar was set much higher for these
students then for whites and minorities. Much higher ACT/SAT scores and GPA's were
required. Because of stereotype promise, this was seen as a threat to white students.
The model minority stereotype is a drive for this tax. The Asian tax is a response to the
fear to academic competition.
Baby College - correct answerHarlem Podcast
An 8 week program in Harlem that involves both parents and children in hopes that all
kids will graduate high school and get through college. Wants Harlem parents to rethink
how to raise their children. Wants to show them how middle class parents are raising
their kids. Tells poor parents theres a better way to raise their kids, it feels fun and
encouraging for parents more than it does degrading. Baby college teaches parents to
read to their kids every night and to use timeouts instead of corporal punishment a
knowledge that has made its way to middle and upper class homes, but not low income
neighborhoods such as Harlem. Baby College challenges many assumptions about
what is and isn't possible for a social program to tackle. The most important time in a
Childs life for their development is ages 0-3, if proper help and education can be given
to families raising children a signifiant positive effect would be seen. Number of words
parents speak to you as a child is very important
Continuity of Enrollment - correct answerLecture: Class, Race and College Interruption
Remaining enrolled in school continuously. Students who take a break for a year or
more display a discontinuity of enrollment. Starting and finishing in 4 consecutive years
Counter-School Culture - correct answerLecture: Education, Class and Social
Reproduction
This leads kids out of school and into the labor market. Working class aren't as drawn to
stay in school. They want to get out into the labor market, they don't buy into middle
class ideas. Opt out of middle class culture and opt into the work force. Schools create
a major culture/social class, they sort people into two roads of life. This is a motive for
dropouts or for people not to attempt higher education. This focuses on working class
kids and why they get working class jobs, is an explanation to the question.
Crossover Experience - correct answerLecture: Class, Gender and College Completion
Working class people in a middle class institution. Working class lives in a different
environment with different rules and different expectations. Working class begin to
adapt to the changes. This is somewhat where the working class becomes the middle
class. Jenson believes this is a bit of a hidden, unspoken experience that has real
impacts on people.
Ethnic Identity - correct answerLecture: Stereotype Threat
, This is how much you know about the group and how knowledgeable. Does knowing
more about various groups effect your pride vs. shame, strong identification vs. weak
identification. Ones knowledge of the membership in a social group and the personal
meaning/knowledge you have of that culture, creates a stronger relationship to self and
personal well being.
Factory Work Ethic - correct answerLecture: College, Mobility and Access
Emphasis on hard work, entering the labor/work force right away instead of staying in
school. This could be a reason why students drop out or don't go to college. This desire
to work hard and make money right away, why go to school when you could be working
and making money
Imposter Syndrome - correct answerLecture: Class, Gender and College Completion
People in an environment that you don't feel you belong, you're not qualified to be there,
you fear people will find out. At any moment you could be exposed. This is a big factor
for working class students in middle class institutions. This can lead to feeling outranked
in the classroom.
In-between Status - correct answerSusan Devan Harness
Susan Devan Harness feels that she is at an in-between status. Feeling in-between
being white and being Indian. The Indians dont want her, the whites don't want her, they
both push her into one another's arena. Peers of Devan saw this as a great thing. She
has this great native American heritage and yet she can work in a white mans world,
how could it get any better? Devan felt uncomfortable with her status of being in-
between. She felt alone and targeted. Felt as if she stood out. It was clear to peers she
had NA heritage but was white, an apple.
Inherited Meritocracy - correct answerLecture: College, Mobility and Access
Meritocracy would imply we all get what we should deserve based on merit. Inherited
meritocracy is basically saying the best and easiest, only way to move up and gain
mobilitly in society is to be born into it. Good grades and success are basically passed
down from one generation to the next. This can be seen when looking at the differences
in access and success in higher education institutions.
Institution in Crisis - correct answerLecture: What is education?
American education has recently and frequently been described as an institution in
crisis. There is a common worry that children are not learning in schools. High school
drop out rates reveal a real problem in education. The American education system
reproduces inequalities of race, class and gender while reflecting inequalities among the
society as a whole. Rates of dropouts are much higher among working class/poor
minority students. Racial isolation in schools is growing. The ideals of education seem
to be a fading dream.
Interrupted Movement - correct answerLecture: Class, Race and College Interruption
Students who stop and start school at different institutions. Taking time off more than
once, moving schools more than once, taking more time off in-between. Females have
Asian Tax - correct answerLecture: Stereotyping and Exceptionalism
A containment strategy used by elite institutions that makes it harder for Asians and
Asian Americans to get into these institutions. The bar was set much higher for these
students then for whites and minorities. Much higher ACT/SAT scores and GPA's were
required. Because of stereotype promise, this was seen as a threat to white students.
The model minority stereotype is a drive for this tax. The Asian tax is a response to the
fear to academic competition.
Baby College - correct answerHarlem Podcast
An 8 week program in Harlem that involves both parents and children in hopes that all
kids will graduate high school and get through college. Wants Harlem parents to rethink
how to raise their children. Wants to show them how middle class parents are raising
their kids. Tells poor parents theres a better way to raise their kids, it feels fun and
encouraging for parents more than it does degrading. Baby college teaches parents to
read to their kids every night and to use timeouts instead of corporal punishment a
knowledge that has made its way to middle and upper class homes, but not low income
neighborhoods such as Harlem. Baby College challenges many assumptions about
what is and isn't possible for a social program to tackle. The most important time in a
Childs life for their development is ages 0-3, if proper help and education can be given
to families raising children a signifiant positive effect would be seen. Number of words
parents speak to you as a child is very important
Continuity of Enrollment - correct answerLecture: Class, Race and College Interruption
Remaining enrolled in school continuously. Students who take a break for a year or
more display a discontinuity of enrollment. Starting and finishing in 4 consecutive years
Counter-School Culture - correct answerLecture: Education, Class and Social
Reproduction
This leads kids out of school and into the labor market. Working class aren't as drawn to
stay in school. They want to get out into the labor market, they don't buy into middle
class ideas. Opt out of middle class culture and opt into the work force. Schools create
a major culture/social class, they sort people into two roads of life. This is a motive for
dropouts or for people not to attempt higher education. This focuses on working class
kids and why they get working class jobs, is an explanation to the question.
Crossover Experience - correct answerLecture: Class, Gender and College Completion
Working class people in a middle class institution. Working class lives in a different
environment with different rules and different expectations. Working class begin to
adapt to the changes. This is somewhat where the working class becomes the middle
class. Jenson believes this is a bit of a hidden, unspoken experience that has real
impacts on people.
Ethnic Identity - correct answerLecture: Stereotype Threat
, This is how much you know about the group and how knowledgeable. Does knowing
more about various groups effect your pride vs. shame, strong identification vs. weak
identification. Ones knowledge of the membership in a social group and the personal
meaning/knowledge you have of that culture, creates a stronger relationship to self and
personal well being.
Factory Work Ethic - correct answerLecture: College, Mobility and Access
Emphasis on hard work, entering the labor/work force right away instead of staying in
school. This could be a reason why students drop out or don't go to college. This desire
to work hard and make money right away, why go to school when you could be working
and making money
Imposter Syndrome - correct answerLecture: Class, Gender and College Completion
People in an environment that you don't feel you belong, you're not qualified to be there,
you fear people will find out. At any moment you could be exposed. This is a big factor
for working class students in middle class institutions. This can lead to feeling outranked
in the classroom.
In-between Status - correct answerSusan Devan Harness
Susan Devan Harness feels that she is at an in-between status. Feeling in-between
being white and being Indian. The Indians dont want her, the whites don't want her, they
both push her into one another's arena. Peers of Devan saw this as a great thing. She
has this great native American heritage and yet she can work in a white mans world,
how could it get any better? Devan felt uncomfortable with her status of being in-
between. She felt alone and targeted. Felt as if she stood out. It was clear to peers she
had NA heritage but was white, an apple.
Inherited Meritocracy - correct answerLecture: College, Mobility and Access
Meritocracy would imply we all get what we should deserve based on merit. Inherited
meritocracy is basically saying the best and easiest, only way to move up and gain
mobilitly in society is to be born into it. Good grades and success are basically passed
down from one generation to the next. This can be seen when looking at the differences
in access and success in higher education institutions.
Institution in Crisis - correct answerLecture: What is education?
American education has recently and frequently been described as an institution in
crisis. There is a common worry that children are not learning in schools. High school
drop out rates reveal a real problem in education. The American education system
reproduces inequalities of race, class and gender while reflecting inequalities among the
society as a whole. Rates of dropouts are much higher among working class/poor
minority students. Racial isolation in schools is growing. The ideals of education seem
to be a fading dream.
Interrupted Movement - correct answerLecture: Class, Race and College Interruption
Students who stop and start school at different institutions. Taking time off more than
once, moving schools more than once, taking more time off in-between. Females have
