Middle Brook High School, discussed by Hallinan in The Culture of the School, emphasizes academic ...

Middle Brook High School, discussed by Hallinan in The Culture of the School, emphasizes academic excellence, focusing on educational attainment and academic prestige.
 
  It encourages students to apply to at least one highly competitive college, in what is called
   
 a. an emphasis on winning.
   b. the valedictorian effect.
   c. an honors emphasis.
   d. a reach strategy.

Question 2

Family-oriented egalitarians  men and women alike  consider work as their front stage.
 
  a. True
   b. False

Question 3

According to Ogburn, which function of the family has become increasingly important?
 
  a. recreational and religious function
  b. economic function
  c. class placement function
  d. expressive function

Question 4

The core institutions in society are the ________.
 
  a. economy and education
  b. polity and religion
  c. family and economy
  d. economy and polity

Question 5

Which of the following is correct regarding backstage support for jobs?
 
  a. husbands generally provide more backstage support for their spouse's job than wives do.
   b. wives generally provide more backstage support for their spouse's job than husbands do.
   c. husbands and wives typically provide equal backstage support for their spouse's job.

Question 6

Hallinan, in The Culture of the School, discusses Lewis High, with a strong emphasis on academic achievement.
 
  In the 1980's, demographic and economic change resulted in many well-educated families leaving the area, leaving behind lower-middle- and working-class families whose children had weaker academic preparation and lower educational aspirations. In what way did Lewis High change?
   
 a. teachers continued to insist on high standards and the students responded by improving their academic performance.
   b. teachers insisted on high academic standards and faulted students for failing to meet those standards; students responded with disengagement and apathy.
   c. older faculty resigned, and the younger teachers replacing them had lower academic standards.
   d. teachers increased their emphasis on moral and interpersonal socialization, lowering their emphasis on academics.