Discuss two indicators of the commercialization of education.
What will be an ideal response?
Correct answers vary but could include points about the commercialization of education, such as the growth in for-profit institutions, the greater proportion of debt associated with for-profit education, the encroachment of commercial broadcasting into the classroom in exchange for provision of resources to schools, or the use of corporate logos and labels on sports teams in exchange for funding, and the increase in for-profit tutoring and student support services.
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This refers to the meanings, codes, understandings, and practices that people accumulate and use to exchange for other goods in societal or economic markets.
A. human capital B. cultural capital C. socialization D. hidden curriculum
The high amount of social stigma obese people receive today became common:
a. during colonial times b. right after industrialization c. during the roaring 1920s d. only recently
The claim that society must eliminate the concept of gender is made by__________.
A. radical feminism B. socialist feminism C. liberal feminism D. opponents of feminism
In what way do "new social movements" differ from those in the past?
a. They are more likely to be international. b. They are likely to focus on social rather than economic issues. c. They are likely to attract support from middle- and upper-middle-class people. d. All of these responses are correct.