“Sifting” and “sorting” __________
A) do not occur in schools
B) are techniques used to determine which students will occupy high-status positions in society and which students will occupy low-status positions
C) are techniques used to ensure that the most able students are identified and provided resources with which to attain the highest of educational goals
D) refer to the process of selecting sports teams in schools
Answer: B
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Which of the following is a cause of poverty at the nation level?
a. The poorest nations tend to be found in warm climates, where people move more slowly and are less able to accomplish things that lead to wealth. b. People in poorer nations are more concerned with spirituality than with material goods. c. The poorest nations were once colonies of the richer nations, and this legacy of exploitation has left them behind in terms of leadership and economy. d. People in richer nations are more deserving because they work both harder and smarter.
One problem with Robert Merton's theory of deviance is that Merton
a. accepts the U.S. success ethic. b. endorses innovative techniques for success. c. condemns the corporate world as a cause of poverty. d. exaggerates the use of differential association to explain crime.
A(n) __________ is a place where people are isolated from the rest of society for a set period of time and come under the control of the officials who run the institutions
a. bureaucratic institution b. social institution c. total institution d. universal institution
Émile Durkheim is known for his classic sociological study of
A. soccer. B. suicide. C. abortion. D. crowd control.