Jenna and Nena attend the same high school. Since freshman year, Jenna has taken basic grade-level courses in English, math, and science. Nena has taken similar courses to Jenna, but always at the honors and AP level. When it came time to apply for colleges, Nena had more colleges to choose from because her SAT scores and grades were higher than Jenna’s. Sociological research would likely
conclude that Jenna and Nena’s achievement differences __________.
A) are an example of how tracking is a self-fulfilling prophecy
B) would not play out this way in U.S. schools today
C) exemplify the unintended consequences of NCLB legislation
D) can mostly be explained by individual level factors
A) are an example of how tracking is a self-fulfilling prophecy
You might also like to view...
As of 2013, the oldest reliably recorded age at death was which of the following?
a) An American woman died at age 115. b) A Russian man died at age 95. c) A French woman died at age 122. d) An Armenian woman died at age 130.
The research on the long-term consequences of divorce for children suggests that
a. children who experience relatively few problems immediately following the divorce may develop problems later in life, especially during life cycle transitions. b. the negative consequences that occur as a result of divorce are worse than the negative consequences children suffer from being raised in a troubled and conflict-ridden intact family. c. divorce has no impact on whether children will experience a divorce in future adult relationships d. all of the above
. In examining health, illness, and medicine as a social institution, which sociological perspective generally focuses on micro-level study of the roles played by health care professionals and patients?
A. functionalist perspective B. conflict perspective C. interactionist perspective D. global perspective
_____ are settings where people are isolated from the rest of society, stripped of their former identities, and required to conform to new rules and behavior.
A. Day care centers B. Total institutions C. Social institutions D. Health care centers E. Educational institutions