Quiz 6: Chapters 15 & 16

Which social perspective emphasizes how religion helps to maintain social inequalities within a society.

1. symbolic interactionist perspective 

2. functionalist perspective

3. feminist perspective

4. conflict theory

4. conflict theory

The 1972 case Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia set a precedent for ________________________.

1. average spending on students

2. desegregation of schools 

3. teacher salary

4. access to education

4. access to education

Which is not a Christian denomination?  

1. Hinduism

2. Baptist

3. Catholic

4. Methodist

1. Hinduism

The 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision overruled the separate but equal practice in education.  True or False?

True

Which theoretical perspective focuses on religion from the micro-level? It provides a way to explain a person's behavior because of their religious beliefs. 

1. feminism

2. conflict theory

3. symbolic interactionism

4. functionalism

3. symbolic interactionism

The 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson set the precedent that ________________________.

1. separate schools for black and white students were unconstitutional

2. students do not have a right to free speech in public schools

3. students have a right to free speech in public schools

4. racial segregation in schools was allowed

4. racial segregation in schools was allowed

Which is not a religion?

1. Islam

2. Catholicism

3. Buddhism

4. Judaism

2. Catholicism

Which theory of education focuses on the labels acquired through the educational process?

1. feminist theory

2. conflict theory

3. symbolic interactionism 

4. functional theory

3. symbolic interactionism

Which perspective explains how education keeps the social system or society running smoothly?

1. feminist perspective

2. symbolic interactionist perspective

3. functional perspective

4. conflict perspective

3. functional perspective

The federal _________________ program, which is still active today, was developed to help low-income students make up the preschool deficit revealed in the landmark report titled Equality of Educational Opportunity (also known as the Coleman Report of 1966). 

1. Head Start

2. No Child Left Behind

3. Daycare

4. English as a Second Language

1. Head Start