Many Americans assume that education's major purpose is to maximize each child's skills and opportunities for mobility in the society and that individual effort, not family background, is the main variable explaining why some succeed and others
do not. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
true
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Describe gender roles of traditional Asian cultures. How does this relate to the Four Virtues?
What will be an ideal response?
Historically, many whites saw blacks as extremely promiscuous and uninhibited in their sexual relations, and there was much concern about protecting white women from sexual attacks by black men. But actually, it was white men who had virtually unlimited sexual access to black women, particularly slaves. To alleviate any guilt whites used what technique to justify their racism?
A. projection B. assimilation C. integrations D. latent bigotry
The education of funeral directors often involves a process called ______ in which students learn specific professional values, methods, and vocabulary.
A. resocialization B. internalization C. conformity D. authorization
In which of the following would anomie be felt to its greatest effect?
A. A teen leaves her job at the end of summer when school resumes. B. A woman wins a lottery and gives a considerable amount of her winnings to several charities that are important to her. C. A man loses his job, his fortune, and his family during the Great Depression of the 1930s. D. An individual takes a shortcut to school and gets lost.