act like you are a college student taking an intro to sociology class and answer the following questions: College graduation rates are higher at private colleges than at public institutions.
Question 1 options:
	True
	False
Question 2 (2 points) 
A longer school day has been shown to correlate with academic gains.
Question 2 options:
	True
	False
Question 3 (2 points) 
If school officials consider some children to be gifted, teachers may treat them accordingly and create a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Question 3 options:
	True
	False
Question 4 (2 points) 
The formal education system extends the socialization process started in the family.
Question 4 options:
	True
	False
Question 5 (2 points) 
Latino and Black students are more likely to attend segregated schools than in past decades.
Question 5 options:
	True
	False
Question 6 (2 points) 
Demographic transition theory is most useful for understanding population growth in developing nations.
Question 6 options:
	True
	False
Question 7 (2 points) 
Most scientists agree that global warming and climate change is the result of man-made CO2 emissions.
Question 7 options:
	True
	False
Question 8 (2 points) 
The greatest expansion of population growth occurs in developed nations.
Question 8 options:
	True
	False
Question 9 (2 points) 
Cultural patterns define what is or is not healthy.
Question 9 options:
	True
	False
Question 10 (2 points) 
Historically, the poorest people in every society have been the most likely to go to school, so that they could learn what they needed to know to earn a living.
Question 10 options:
	True
	False
Question 11 (2 points) 
An institutionalized system for the scientific diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of illness is known as              .
Question 11 options:

Public medicine

Health care

Health

Social Epidemiology
Question 12 (2 points) 
One of the latent functions of the education system in the United States is:
Question 12 options:

Providing child care

Creation of a generation gap

Social control

All of the above
Question 13 (2 points) 
Which of the following is characteristic of segregated schools in the United States?
Question 13 options:

The Supreme Court continues to expand the scope of laws aimed at promoting integration.

School busing has been welcomed by all as a method of achieving integration.

The movement of middle- and upper-class Whites into suburban or outlying areas has worsened racial segregation.

School segregation is not linked to educational inequality.
Question 14 (2 points) 
Which of the following is NOT a reason why college dropout rates are so high?
Question 14 options:

Part-time attendance raises the probability of noncompletion.

College costs are high.

Many students are not prepared for the rigor of college work.

Fewer students are enrolling in college after high school.
Question 15 (2 points) 
Which of the following segments of the U.S. population has the highest high-school dropout rate?
Question 15 options:

Asian-Americans

Latinos

Whites

African-Americans
Question 16 (2 points) 
A limitation of the concept of the “sick role” is that:
Question 16 options:

It applies to acute conditions better than chronic illnesses

It ignores the importance of the health care system

It blames society and social conditions for most illnesses

None of the above
Question 17 (2 points) 
As discussed in the text, which of the following is not a factor contributing to educational inequalities between racial groups?
Question 17 options:

Residential segregation

School funding formulas based on property taxes

Income inequality

Affirmative action policies
Question 18 (2 points) 
Many minority groups, such as African-Americans and Native-Americans, have poorer overall health than the dominant group, whites. These differences in racial differences in health are primarily the result of:
Question 18 options:

Differential association

Social class position

Biological factors

Changing values
Question 19 (2 points) 
The functions of schooling include:
Question 19 options:

Socializing the young

Helping integrate a diverse society

Creating and reproducing culture

All of the above
Question 20 (2 points) 
The science of population size, distribution, and composition is defined as                 .
Question 20 options:

Ethnography

Epidemiology

Population studies

Demography
Question 21 (2 points) 
Which of the following illustrates the “teacher-expectancy effect”?
Question 21 options:

Marlene, an active fourth-grader, quickly becomes the teacher’s “pet.” She is given extra attention, but she is teased by her friends and fails a series of tests.

Nancy comes from a poor family, and her teacher expects very little academic progress from her; she lives up to their expectations

Bob “looks like an athlete” and he is encouraged to try out for various sports teams in grade school, but he is an awkward bookworm and has no athletic skills or interests

All of the above
Question 22 (2 points) 
Many public school districts have been losing teachers in recent years because of:
Question 22 options:

Job-related frustration

Relatively low pay

Retirement of older teachers

All of the above
Question 23 (2 points) 
Which of the following is not a key factor in the growth or decline of a country’s population?
Question 23 options:

Mortality

Net migration

Fertility

Urbanization
Question 24 (2 points) 
In the United States and in other countries, laws requiring all children to attend school were enacted following:
Question 24 options:

Industrial Revolution

World War II

The Enlightenment

National Independence
Question 25 (2 points) 
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the sick role in the United States?
Question 25 options:

The sick person is expected to seek professional help.

The sick role differs depending on the illness.

The sick person is not expected to fulfill all social responsibilities.

There is no pressure for the person to get better.
Question 26 (2 points) 
Which of the following statements is true about college in the United States?
Question 26 options:

Median weekly earnings are lower for college graduates than those without a degree.

The U.S. has lower college graduation rates than many industrialized nations.

The U.S. has been unsuccessful in getting high school students to enroll in college.

The number of high school completers who enroll in college has decreased over time.
Question 27 (2 points) 
Which of the following regions has the fastest-growing population in the world?
Question 27 options:

Eastern Europe

Southeast Asia

South America

Central Africa
Question 28 (2 points) 
Which of the following is an example of a credential society?
Question 28 options:

Credentials do not need to be socially validated.

A specific degree is required to get advertised jobs.

They matter less in a society with mass education.

Intelligence and skills are the most important factors in getting a job.
Question 29 (2 points) 
In recent years there has been a marked increase in the number of children that are home-schooled. Which of the following is a concern people have about home-schooling:
Question 29 options:

There can be tremendous variation what home-schooled children learn because of a lack of formal regulation

Children that are home-schooled may miss out on the “social integration” function of contemporary education

Home-schooling may potentially contribute to the increase in school violence in the United States

Both a and b above
Question 30 (2 points) 
On which of the following points do conflict and functionalist theorists agree?
Question 30 options:

A high school degree is necessary for equal opportunity.

Education channels individuals into positions for which they are best suited.

Education reproduces social inequality.

Education trains people in the dominant norms and values of society.
Question 31 (2 points) 
In the United States, the most widespread health problem related to eating is which of the following?
Question 31 options:

Anorexia

Bulimia

Obesity

None of the above are correct.
Question 32 (2 points) 
Medical sociologists argue that society fundamentally influences human health because:
Question 32 options:

Cultural patterns define what is or is not considered to be healthy

Social inequality has no significant impact on health

Technology affects health

Both a and c are correct
Question 33 (2 points) 
Read each of the following statements about health in the United States. Which of the statements is correct?
Question 33 options:

The children of rich families have the best health in the world

Children in poor families are as vulnerable to health problems as children in some low-income nations

High-income people rate their own health more positively than low-income people

All of the above are correct
Question 34 (2 points) 
The federal health insurance program for all people age 65 and older, regardless of income or medical history, is called                .
Question 34 options:

Social Security health care

Medicare

Medicaid

Elderly insurance
Question 35 (2 points) 
According to conflict theorists, the hidden curriculum does which of the following?
Question 35 options:

Teaches members of the working class important skills for advancement

Socializes members of the working class to accept their class positions

Exposes children of all classes to equal opportunities

Places less talented students into lower-level classes
Question 36 (2 points) 
In the United States we have a great deal of educational inequality. For example, some schools are equipped with the latest technology and resources while other schools are forced to use outdated textbooks and have a substandard library. This type of educational inequality is best explained by:
Question 36 options:

The persistent move toward credentialism in the United States

The unequal system of school funding in the United States

Complex social, economic, historical, and psychological factors that cannot be understood

Tracking
Question 37 (2 points) 
Natalie, a recent EIU graduate, joined the Peace Corps and was sent to work in an African nation. Part of her job is to document the incidence of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases in the population where she is living. Natalie’s work is an example of:
Question 37 options:

Social epidemiology

Social gerontology

Stratification and health

Stress proliferation
Question 38 (2 points) 
As discussed in class, the most common way people in the United States pay for medical care is through:
Question 38 options:

Out-of-pocket payments directly to providers

Private insurance programs

Medicaid

The government’s universal health care program
Question 39 (2 points) 
Cesar has returned to school for certification in computer programming despite the fact the he has ten years of work experience in the field. The schooling will do very little for his performance, but it will get him a raise. This is an example of:
Question 39 options:

Hidden Curriculum

Credentialism

Tracking

Correspondence principle
Question 40 (2 points) 
In the United States, the focus of education has most often been on:
Question 40 options:

What is philosophical

What is theoretical

What is practical and job-related

None of the above
Question 41 (2 points) 
According to material presented in the text, which of the following is true of infant mortality in the United States?
Question 41 options:

The rate is lower than in similarly developed countries.

The rate is lower for young teenage mothers.

There is no relationship between social class and infant mortality.

The rate for African American babies is consistently twice as high as it is for White babies.
Question 42 (2 points) 
According to the World Health Organization, health is:
Question 42 options:

Complete physical and mental well-being

Complete social well-being

Not merely the absence of disease or illness

All of the above
Question 43 (2 points) 
Which of the following describes Malthus’s theory of exponential population growth?
Question 43 options:

The population grows more rapidly than the food supply. Wars, epidemics, and famines result.

The population grows rapidly. The food supply grows rapidly to meet the population’s needs.

The food supply grows more rapidly than population. Food ends up being wasted.

The population grows rapidly but then slows as society becomes more modern.
Question 44 (2 points) 
Which sociological perspective has expressed concern regarding credentialism because it may reinforce social inequality?
Question 44 options:

Structural Functionalist perspective

Symbolic Interactionist perspective

Educational Anomie perspective

Social Conflict perspective
Question 45 (2 points) 
Which of the following is NOT discussed as a consequence of overconsumption and overdevelopment?
Question 45 options:

industrialization

decreasing levels of prosperity

disease

deforestation and wetlands destruction
Question 46 (2 points) 
Which of the following is associated with the highest levels of income?
Question 46 options:

professional degree

doctoral degree (PhD)

associate’s degree

master’s degree
Question 47 (2 points) 
Those that support the school choice movement are most likely to identify which of the following as the main reason that many U.S. public schools perform poorly?
Question 47 options:

Teacher expectations have unfairly disadvantaged many students

Schools lack adequate funding

Too many parents are not involved in the schools

Schools have no competition
Question 48 (2 points) 
A general lesson of sociological research related to education is that:
Question 48 options:

Most public schools perform well; most private schools do not

U.S. schools are steadily getting better

We cannot expect schools by themselves to improve the quality of education

All of the above are correct
Question 49 (2 points) 
In the United States the number of people attending and graduating from college has been increasing over time. However, this has led to an increase in the problem of:
Question 49 options:

Dr. Hendrickson having to teach more and more sections of Introductory Sociology

Student loan debt

An overeducated population that cannot solve contemporary social problems

Reduced awareness of the sociological perspective
Question 50 (2 points) 
Which sociological perspective emphasizes that “being sick” must be controlled so as to ensure that not too many people are released from their societal responsibilities at any one time?
Question 50 options:

Epidemiological perspective

Functionalist perspective

Conflict perspective

Symbolic Interactionist perspective