While most countries track students, the U.S. appears distinct in that
a. every student still takes the same courses.
b. it assigns a remedial or watered down curriculum to those in lower tracks.
c. it seeks to narrow academic differences between high track and low track students.
d. low track students are exposed to a stimulating curricula.
B
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It is estimated that the majority of all rapes are never reported because
a. many victims feel that the police will be hostile to them. b. many victims find that they are also on trial when the case is brought to court. c. few rapists have ever been convicted, so victims have little confidence in the law enforcement system. d. all of the above.
Studies suggest that marital/family satisfaction over the life course tends to
A) change very little as it depends on each marriage. B) increase gradually with time as love grows. C) decrease gradually with time as routineness and familiarity set in. D) decrease continually through the childrearing years and then increase in the launching, middle and later years.
The rise in the number of people within the U.S. who claim no religion indicates that:
a. a very large percentage of Americans have no religious beliefs. b. as many as 20% of Americans are atheist. c. most people do not identify with the religion of their upbringing. d. some measures may overstate the importance of religion in the U.S.
Which of the following terms describes modern societies as comprising of interdependent parts that work together for the common good?
A. structural functionalism B. social harmony C. manifest functions D. social order