According to the discussion of education in nonindustrialized countries,

According to the discussion of education in nonindustrialized countries,
 
  a. when mothers are able to read, they typically have healthier children, who are also better educated.
  b. the literacy rate for women is uniformly low in all these countries.
  c. the wealthiest countries in the world have donated so much money that any gender difference in literacy should be eliminated by 2015.
  d. about 55 of the world's illiterate adults are female.

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Question 2

According to the discussion of gender and education in countries outside North America,
 
  a. girls in India are more likely than boys to be enrolled in school.
  b. in nonindustrialized countries, men are much more likely than women to be able to read.
  c. in the current era, education is considered so important for both males and females that there are no gender differences in literacy rates.
  d. the governments of wealthy countries have developed numerous literacy programs for children in nonindustrialized countries, and they insist that girls and boys should be equally represented in these programs.

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Question 3

Research on education in nonindustrialized countries shows that
 
  a. girls are more likely to attend school, whereas boys are more likely to perform work.
  b. boys and girls are equally likely to attend elementary school, but girls are more likely to attend secondary school.
  c. females are significantly less likely than males to be able to read and write.
  d. girls and boys, in general, are treated similarly.

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Question 4

In nonindustrialized countries, the data on elementary education show that
 
  a. girls usually receive more education than boys, but primarily with female teachers.
  b. boys usually receive more education than girls.
  c. girls are primarily taught reading in school, and boys are primarily taught math.
  d. there are no gender differences in the education offered to boys and girls.

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Question 5

Chapter 3 included a discussion about educational programs designed to change children's gender stereotypes. According to this discussion,
 
  a. colleges that train teachers seldom discuss the topic of gender stereotypes and gender discrimination.
  b. once children have developed firm gender stereotypes, it's easier to change their gender biases.
  c. most children can change their gender stereotypes after either one or two carefully designed learning periods.
  d. it's difficult to encourage children to change their gender stereotypes because they actively construct their ideas about gender.

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Question 6

The section on encouraging changes in the educational system reported that
 
  a. colleges and universities are now likely to include material on gender and ethnic diversity in their teacher-training programs.
  b. attempts to modify children's gender stereotypes, in general, have no effect on children's beliefs.
  c. a series of brief exercises about gender stereotypes, surprisingly, can almost completely eliminate these stereotypes.
  d. media coverage of problems in education rarely produces change.

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Question 7

Which of the following students provides the most accurate statement about the research on teachers' reactions to children in their classes?
 
  a. Vincent: Teachers pay attention to Black girls, but they tend to ignore girls from other ethnic backgrounds..
  b. Alicia: Teachers are likely to treat middle-class children better than lower-class children..
  c. Marie-France: Because girls are relatively conscientious, teachers pay more attention to them than to the boys..
  d. Takeshi: In the current era, teachers treat boys and girls similarly..