Select and discuss one way in which family background has affected educational outcomes in the United States. What does this say about equality within the American education system?
What will be an ideal response?
Correct answers vary but could include information about early educational outcomes, participation, and graduation from college, or the Coleman Report findings.
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White teenage girls are more likely to end pregnancy through abortion than their Black counterparts
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
American children are ___________ to be born to unmarried women as to married women
a. much less likely b. much more likely c. slightly less likely d. about as likely
The problem of functional illiteracy means that ________
a. many young people leave school without having learned basic skills. b. many older people have forgotten the lessons they learned in school. c. a significant share of U.S. children never attend school. d. many teachers in U.S. schools do not know how to teach.
The process by which people learn the skills, knowledge, norms, and values of their society and by which they develop their social identity is known as __________
a. socialization b. primary socialization c. secondary socialization d. anticipatory socialization