Nationwide, there are about 5,700 charter schools are in operation, serving _______ million students.
a. 1.3
b. 2.1
c. 4.3
d. 9.5
One structural explanation of persistent poverty points out that, in the United States economy today, there are two categories of jobs: better jobs that offer secure employment and good benefits, and poorer jobs with low pay and no security.
The authors of your text refer to this situation as __________. a. a bifurcated economy
b. upper and lower free enterprise
c. a dual labor market
d. the industrial split
Elsie uses this drug for medicinal purposes, which is legal in her state. This drug is legal in small quantities for personal use in a few states. What is this drug?
a. marijuana
b. MDMA
c. LSD
d. cocaine
According to the text's discussion of the debate over school choice, __________.
a. Democratic candidates at all levels of government generally favor a system of vouchers that parents could spend in sending their children to any kind of school they wish
b. Republican candidates are usually opposed to any type of school voucher plan
c. critics of school vouchers fear that such a system would encourage better-off families to remove their children from the public schools
d. school choice improves academic performance
Those poor people live in their own little world. Their values seem to be at odds with hard work, comments Danisha. What explanation for poverty do her comments represent?
a. functionalist
b. individualistic
c. structural
d. cultural
Which drug is relatively easy to manufacture and is often made in makeshift laboratories in people's homes or garages?
a. cocaine
b. inhalants
c. methamphetamine
d. marijuana
Those poor people are lazy and mooching off the government. It must be nice to get a free handout and not even have to work, says Felisa. What explanation for poverty do her comments represent?
a. open conflict
b. individualistic
c. cultural
d. structural
Mr. Salinger, a high school principal, told the PTA that solutions to school violence such as installing metal detectors and hiring additional security guards tend to pose a problem. What type of problem would this likely be?
a. These methods do not reduce school violence.
b. These methods reduce school violence among black students but not among white students.
c. These methods are objected to by parents.
d. These methods do not convey authority to teachers.
The text describes three primary explanations for poverty in the United States. Which is NOT one of the three explanations?
a. individualistic
b. cultural
c. open conflict
d. structural
According to social scientists, several factors may explain why extremely violent episodes are occurring in schools. Which is NOT one of these factors?
a. the acceptance of students who are nonconformists
b. low-self esteem
c. the failure of parents to supervise their children
d. the influence of religious cults and outsider groups
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