From a conflict perspective, tracking represents a ____ of education

a. function
b. manifest function
c. latent function
d. manifest dysfunction
e. latent dysfunction


E

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The world's population is two and a half times larger than it was in 1950 . This is because:

a. the fertility rate has been increasingly dramatically. b. the birth rate and the fertility rate have both increased, making population growth double. c. mortality as decreased rapidly while fertility has decreased only slowly. d. None of these; migration is the only factor that has changed since 1950.

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A behavior that is more expected and therefore perceived as appropriate when performed by one sex but less expected and, therefore, perceived as inappropriate when performed by the other sex is known as:

a. gender bending b. sex role socialization c. sex-typed behavior d. gender marginalization

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

1.A fact in the social sciences is always considered absolute. 2.If people are allowed to volunteer for the experiment, then the experimental and control groups might not be representative of the population as a whole. 3.A null hypothesis is the statement that the program or treatment had no effect. 4.The sample is chosen in a way that ensures that the group is representative of the universe. The universe is the partial group about whom the information is desired. 5.Random sampling reduces the likelihood that the responses obtained from the sample would be the same as those obtained from the universe if everyone were questioned.

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