The sociological perspective has gotten me to recognize things I haven’t thought about before, increased my understanding of the complexities of the social world, and has caused me to re-think my position on several matters (lie, if you have to . . .).

Discuss one encounter presented in the reading in which one of the children demonstrated knowledge of racial or ethnic concepts in a way that contradicted the mainstream research perspective.

What will be an ideal response?

A positivist approach assumes that an objective reality exists "out there."

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Baxter is interested in studying gender and voting patterns. He asks you what he should do next. You should advise him to

A. start collecting data to analyze his topic. B. look up studies on gender and voting to see what has already been done. C. determine what research method he wants to use in his study. D. think of a specific research question to investigate.

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

1. Private, market-based solutions often offered by more politically conservative candidates have experienced a great deal of success in the last ten years. 2. As advanced by educational philosopher John Dewey, the ideal of public education is to serve the public interest by providing educational opportunity for all citizens. 3. Asian countries ranked highest in the PISA scores for math, reading, and science. 4. The text compares schools in the United States, Germany, and Japan to illustrate the superiority of the U.S. educational system when compared to other developed nations. 5. For the first nine years of school, German students are exposed to a uniform curriculum.