The coastal town of York, Maine has the ability to raise millions of dollars in taxes and revenue from seasonal tourism that they can spend on their school system. In nearby Sanford, Maine the property values are much lower and they don’t have extra income from things like parking meters and fees for town services. Because of this, York is able to spend twice as much per student than Sanford.
This exemplifies __________.
A) inequality as a result of local funding of schools
B) inequality as a result of mass education
C) the liberating principles of education
D) an atypical funding structure for U.S. schools
A) inequality as a result of local funding of schools
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In Hooker's theory, state processes are to dispositional traits as are to personal concerns
a. cognitive processes b. self-regulatory processes c. life narratives d. all of the above
In The Closing of the American Mind, Bloom argues that
a. several U.S. Supreme Court justices are members of the Communist Party. b. the United States should spend more money on its community colleges. c. works of popular culture have been elevated to the level of Platonic studies. d. U.S. colleges should be more open to sound business and marketing practices. e. contrary to popular belief, a college education is largely a waste of time.
Women aged 16-24 are especially likely to be
a. paid below the federal minimum wage. b. employed in the skilled trades. c. uninterested in two-year and four-year college degrees. d. unaffected by gender-typing of jobs. e. unaffected by comparable worth discrimination.
Which of the following BEST describes the focus of the structural-functional approach?
A. the meaning people attach to their behavior B. patterns of social inequality C. the consequences of social patterns for the operation of society D. ways in which each person differs from all others