Religion
Education
Society Variation
Perspectives on Education
Cultural Diversity
100
There are two basic questions we as humans ask. What are they?
Why do we live, and why do we die.
100
The basic function of education is to A) teach children the knowledge and skills they will need in the adult world. B) conform young adults to the standards of society C) round up children for the military
A
100
How do the Aparesh treat their children? A) They worship them as the reincarnations of their parents B) Children grow up under the impression that they will one day be superior to all other people C) children grow up in a very loving and friendly environment; babies are always tended to when they cry D) They only want young boys; they murder the girls as infants.
C) children grow up in a very loving and friendly environment; babies are always tended to when they cry
100
Interactionist sociologists seek to explain...
social phenomena in terms of the interaction among the individuals involved.
100
what makes different societies interesting to study?
Cultural Diversity
200
True or false No one thing is considered to be sacred by everyone.
True
200
What provides the means through which individuals can develop approaches and solutions to new problems making this adaptation possible?
Education
200
What was the attitude of the Aparesh? A) They were very gentle people who wanted to eat. B) contented, gentle, nonagressive, receptive, trusting, and warm people C) They hated everything and everyone
B) contented, gentle, nonagressive, receptive, trusting, and warm people
200
Conflict theorists propose that socioeconomic status affects the distribution of educational achievement in a number of ways: List one of the 3
1. They hold expectations for families to have their childrens achievement differ by socioeconomic class 2. High status families are better able than lower status families 3.The expense involved in keeping a child in school is higher
200
The tendency to view one's own culture and group as superior is called....?
ethnocentrism
300
Name one of the three functions that religion is used for
1)Religion encourages social cohesion- the strengthening of bonds among people 2)Serves as a powerful agent of social control, encouraging conformity to the norms of society 3)Is to provide emotional support for people during difficult times.
300
For societies to survive over time, they must pass on...
the core values of their culture to following generations
300
What was the attitude of the Mundugumor?
agressive, competitive, jealous, and violent
300
Conflict sociologists believe that....
the educational system serves to limit the potential certain individuals and groups to gain power and social rewards.
300
the belief that cultures should be judged by their own standards rather than by applying the standards of another culture is called
cultural relativism
400
What basic elements among religion exist?
These elements are rituals and symbols, belief systems, and organizational structures.
400
Name two things in the core curriculum that schools also teach students
patriotism, loyalty, and socially acceptable forms of behavior
400
How did the Mundugumor treat their children? A) children were hung in baskets, and told not to cling to parents; when babies cried they weren't tended to. B) children were abandoned, and told not to come back C) children were taken everywhere, and told to cling to their parents at all times
A) children were hung in baskets, and told not to cling to parents; when babies cried they weren't tended to
400
__________ propose that the purpose of social control is to produce citizens who share a common set of values while Conflict sociologists believe that this control serves to produce unquestioning citizens
Functionalists
400
Do Cultural variations exist only among societies or also within societies?
Trick question! Both
500
a type of animism that believes spirits either speak to them directly or by making his or her soul leave the body and enter the spirit world is called- A)Monotheism B)Shamanism C)Totemism D)Theism
B
500
True or false. educational issues have often been the focus of public concerns
True
500
Explain the differences between the Aparesh and the Mundugumor?
Best answer- (consult kristi)
500
Once students believe that they are intellectually superior or inferior, how do they behave?
they behave in such a way as to confirm the belief that they can fulfill the prophecy of their teachers expectations.
500
some groups in society share values, norms, and behaviors that are not shared by the entire population. What is this called?
A subculture
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