Schools play an active part in the process of assimilation, whereby recent immigrants learn dominant values, attitudes, and behavior of society. This is an aspect of the manifest function of education referred to as __________
a. social placement
b. transmission of culture
c. social control
d. change and innovation
b
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a. health insurance is unimportant b. the health of children is an important indicator of the health of the nation c. middle-class families fare better than rich families in terms of health d. it is unlikely that we can narrow the gap between wealthy and poor families
In school, teachers tend to
A) call on girls more often. B) discipline boys less harshly. C) give boys more time to answer. D) All of the above
Betty has agreed to carry a child for Christopher and Elise, who cannot themselves become pregnant and carry to term. Betty has agreed to be a(n) ______ in this case
A. receiver B. surrogate C. enabler D. none of these
Consistent with the EPPA, a lie detector is used with police applicants to verify the information on their detailed personal history questionnaire.
a. true b. false