Chp 14 - Education & Health Flashcards
(53 cards)
GENERALLY IN THE US POPULATION EDUCATION AND SOCIAL CLASS ARE
a) not very highly correlated
b) very highly correlated
c) somewhat correlated
d) none of the above
b) very highly correlated
EDUCATION IN THE US
a) not very important to employment
b) sometimes important to employment
c) never important to future employment
d) getting more important to future employment
d) getting more important to future employment
____ SEPARATES STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS ACCORDING TO SOME MEASURE OF ABILITY
a) filtering
b) tracking
c) socialization
d) middling
b) tracking
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS/ARE OUTCOMES OF THE TEACHER EXPECTANCY EFFECT
a) teachers may harbor beliefs that their students are not capable of doing high level work
b) teachers may help some students less than others
c) teachers may encourage students not to perform well
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
ACCORDING TO SOCIOLOGISTS, HEALTH AND ILLNESS ARE STRONGLY AFFECTED BY
a) psychological factors only
b) attitudes and behaviors
c) social facotrs
d) both b and c
d) both b and c
MEDICARE VARIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY BC
a) states vary in the funds they provide along with fed funds
b) it depends only on state funding
c) not all states participate in Medicaid funding
d) Obamacare cut the number of states receiving Medicaid funding
a) states vary in the funds they provide along w/federal funds
WHICH OF THE 3 PARADIGMS BELIEVES THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM W/HEALTHCARE IN TEH US IS EXCESSIVE BUREAUCRACY AND PRIVATIZATION WHICH LEADS TO EXCESS COST IN HEALTHCARE
a) functionalism
b) conflict theory
c) symbolic interactionism
d) feminist theory
b) conflict theory
WHY IS THE US DIFFERENT THAN OTHER WESTERN NATIONS W/REGARD TO HEALTHCARE
a) US citizens often define universal healthcare as the government interfering too much in the lives of citizens
b) the US has relatively weak labor movement to push for healthcare benefits
c) many ppl think some racial groups receive the bulk of governmental benefits
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
THOSE WHO REPORTED BEING “VERY CONCERNED” ABOUT COVID-19 WERE
a) less likely to report high in sexism
b) not affected by sexism
c) were equally affected by sexism
d) more likely to report low in sexism
d) more likely to report low in sexism
HOW DOES GENDER IMPACT BEHAVIOR RELATED TO HEALTH
a) men and women treat health equally
b) men accept help when ill
c) men hide disability or illness
d) women dismess heed for help when ill
c) men hide disability or illness
define SCHOOLING
formal institutionalized aspects of learning
define CHARTER SCHOOLS
receive public funding but not subject to same rules as public school
define MAGNET SCHOOLS
themed curriculum
define TRACKING/ABILITY GROUPING
separate students based on ability/potential
define CULTURE/SOCIAL CAPITAL
cultural resources are socially designated as worthy and gives advantages to those who have it
how is education a social capital
it increases mobility and reproduces social class
define IEPs
outlines for specific types of learning to accommodate certain needs
define CREDENTIALISM
needing credential not necessarily applicable to work being done
what does credentialism cause
segregation, illiteracy, cheating, and mediocrity
what is the significance of Brown v Board of Education
segregation of schools is unconstitutional
what happened as a result of Brown v Board of education
amount of private schools doubled and minority schools became poorer
how did the industrial revoluton impact education
parents went to factory work which caused a need for public education and childcare
what percent of americans graduate college
30%
how many americans finish at least highschool
90%
