In the early days of public education in the United States, one major purpose of public schools was to
a. educate young men for religious professions.
b. train workers in the requirements of a hierarchical work system, such as obedience to authority.
c. encourage the young to be creative, independent thinkers.
d. provide a supervised place for young men and women to meet.
b
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a. quality of care. b. price. c. hours of care. d. close proximity.
Loska and Levey found support for the following hypothesis: the greater occupational specificity the higher the economic and occupational status of the first job obtained after graduation
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which sociologist coined the term "the power elite"?
A) C. Wright Mills B) Emile Durkheim C) Talcott Parsons D) Herbert Spencer
Which of the following is NOT a limitation of Collins and Janning’s study?
a. They did not discuss parents’ income or racial identities. b. They cannot make conclusions about causality. c. They did not consider sibling impact on desire to spend time at one house over another. d. They did not ask about participants’ favorite possessions.