A college honors program is known for seminar-style classes that encourage intellectual curiosity. This signature quality speaks to power of __________ to shape the educational experience.
a. schooling
b. formal curriculum
c. tracking
d. ideology
Question 2For someone to embezzle money, another person has to have entrusted a would-be embezzler with a large sum of money. This fact speaks to dynamics underlying
a. structural strain.
b. differential association.
c. illegitimate opportunity structure.
d. corporate crime.
Question 3A school offers a pregnancy prevention program and a parenting program because of the high teen pregnancy rate among its student body. These programs are examples of the __________ function of schools.
a. Americanizing
b. personal growth
c. liberating
d. problem solving
Question 4In sociologist Terry Williams' study of teenagers recruited by drug suppliers, he found that teenagers were recruited because
a. they could be easily influenced.
b. they generally obey orders.
c. as minors they could not be sent to prison.
d. they had a lot of free time on their hands.
Question 5The fact that the Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892 with school children in mind speaks to the __________ function of schools.
a. Americanizing
b. personal growth
c. liberating
d. solving social problems
Question 6In sociologist Terry Williams' study of teenagers working for drug suppliers, he pointed out that the justice system does not send juveniles to prison or treat them as adults. The policy presents teens with
a. a self-fulfilling prophecy.
b. the chance to be white collar criminals.
c. an illegitimate opportunity structure.
d. situations characterized by structural strain.
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