In what ways are schools expected to address and solve problems of inequality?
A. Schools are expected to make everyone equal.
B. Schools are expected to eliminate racial prejudice and discrimination.
C. Schools are expected to provide equal opportunities to learn and gain skills.
D. Schools are expected to maintain inequality.
Answer: C
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Which of the following is a change undergone by U.S. education and schooling since the beginning of the twentieth century?
A. Women and racial-ethnic groups have dropped out of colleges and universities. B. Student diversity in colleges has decreased. C. Community colleges have flourished. D. Cheating has become rare in colleges and graduate schools. E. Student loan debt has significantly decreased since 2004.
Off-scheduling occurs when married couples:
a. can't find permanent child care for their children. b. disagree about weekend plans. c. try to arrange after-school activities for their children. d. start work at different times.
Yvonne is a sociologist who is keenly interested in how ordinary objects become sacred. Which theoretical approach will aid her most in analyzing the data she collects?
A. Functionalism B. Conflict theory C. Symbolic interactionism D. Feminist theory
According to contemporary research, the breadwinner-homemaker family was
A. never dominant in U.S. history. B. basically only found among African Americans. C. dominant in the aftermath of the Depression and World War II in the 1950s. D. always dominant in U.S. history.