Which factor is blamed by political leaders in New York as the explanation for the steep declines in services to students?
a. the changing racial demographics of the student population
b. the inability of low-income parents to raise private funds as effectively as more affluent parents
c. shifting economic factors, such as budget crises
d. physical conditions in some school buildings that had become dangerous and too costly to repair
C
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The idea that everyone is entitled to a certain amount of publicly provided education and is obligated to obtain it:
A) credentialism B) mass education C) formal education D) required education
A system of stratification under which peasants were required to work land leased to them by nobles in exchange for military protection is known as a(n)
A. estate system. B. slavery system. C. caste system. D. feudal system.
Which of the following terms does sociologist Todd Gitlin consider a more apt metaphor for the media’s reach than the term global village?
Socialist societies differ from capitalist nations in their commitment to:
A. social service programs. B. free elections. C. the support of the mass media. D. None of these answers is correct.