The educational policy of placing some children in college-bound ("academic") paths and others in job-oriented ("vocational") paths is called__________.

A. tracking
B. mainlining
C. mainstreaming
D. redlining


Answer: A

Sociology

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a. weak and negative. b. strong and negative. c. weakly moderate. d. positive and weak

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The term for power that produces compliance because those subjected to it believe that obedience is proper is ____

a. authority b. prestige c. privilege d. bureaucratic influence e. coercion

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According to this article, the Cambodian students the researchers studied could be categorized in which of the following ways?

a. They were uniform in their agreement that being Cambodian was a positive aspect of their ethnic identities. b. They were uniform in their agreement that being Cambodian was a negative aspect of their ethnic identities. c. Some of the Cambodian students were proud to be seen as Cambodians first, while others felt more comfortable identifying with different aspects of Asian culture more generally. d. Cambodians represent such a diverse group that the researchers had trouble categorizing them at all.

Sociology

Categories such as gay and lesbian are modern creations.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Sociology