According to Zuckerman, the system of American education is no longer relevant because
a. the subjects have not been updated for the 21st century.
b. democracy no longer requires an educated citizenry.
c. it is no longer focused on preparing people to work in factories.
d. it is a factory-based school system for an information age.
Answer: d. a factory-based school system for an information age.
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A death penalty researcher interested in public opinion based on religious affiliation asks 100
people whether they support the death penalty or not, or have no opinion and to identify their religious preference in one of three categories. What test of statistical association would one employ to test the association between religious preference and opinion on the death penalty? What will be an ideal response?
The United States federal government provides all of the following EXCEPT:
a. social service block grants to states to help subsidize child care. b. tax credit for parents who spend money on child care. c. tax credit for employers who spend money on child care. d. free child care for the working poor.
One side effect of the tougher 2006 drug testing policies in Major League Baseball is that:
A. the use of chewing tobacco has increased. B. steroid use has increased further, because the players now cannot use amphetamines. C. more players are diagnosed with ADHD so they can have therapeutic-use exemptions to take stimulant drugs. D. as many as one-fourth of the players on some teams have been permanently banned from the league.
In Bourdieu’s terms, what is not a vital part of inheritance transmission?
A. economic capital B. cultural capital C. social capital D. emotional capital