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Which one of the following statements best describes the financial rewards of education?
 
  a. As education increases, the difference between male and female median weekly earnings decreases.
  b. Incomes rise as the level of education increases.
  c. There is no evidence that more education increases salaries.
  d. The highest paid workers in the United States have some college.

Question 2

When coaches hide doubts about their team's ability to win, they are engaged in impression management.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 3

The high school dropout rate varies by race and ethnicity. The category __________ has the lowest probability of graduating from high school on time.
 
  a. Asian
  b. white
  c. Native American
  d. black

Question 4

Impression management is always deceitful.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 5

As in the 1960s, today black, Hispanic, and Native American students are __________ white and Asian students to find themselves in school environments characterized by high levels of poverty and low levels of academic achievement.
 
  a. significantly more likely than
  b. significantly less likely than
  c. equally likely as
  d. slightly less likely

Question 6

Dramaturgical sociology focuses on social interaction as theater.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 7

Which one of the following describes the state of racial inequality since Brown v. Board of Education?
 
  a. School-based racial segregation is a thing of the past.
  b. There are almost no differences across racial groups with regard to test scores.
  c. School-based segregation is still a problem.
  d. Students are trapped by their racial backgrounds.

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