John Yinger's research indicates that the major factor in determining school segregation is
a. attitudes of the community
b. the administration of the school system
c. segregation in housing
d. lack of federal funding for segregation programs
Question 2One of the main characteristics of a bureaucracy is
a. disorganization.
b. conflict.
c. efficiency.
d. profit.
Question 3The cost/benefit analysis of the Perry preschool program shows:
a. the program was more expensive than the benefits gained
b. the benefits were greater than the costs
c. the costs/benefits were comparable to similar programs
d. the benefits were slightly greater than the costs
Question 4Research has shown that students who had first grade teachers that were caring, stressed the importance of schooling, and gave slower students extra attention, were more likely to end up:
a. in lower status groups.
b. in middle status groups.
c. in higher status groups.
d. as juvenile delinquents later in life.
Question 5Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of bureaucracies?
a. They are created in order to achieve a specific goal.
b. They have an explicit set of norms, statuses and roles.
c. They operate according to democratic procedures.
d. They tend to rely on written rules and organization charts.
Question 6A group that has an explicit, often written set of norms, statuses, and roles that specify each member's relationships to others and the conditions under which those conditions hold is:
a. a formal organization
b. an in-group
c. a primary group
d. a voluntary organization
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