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Today, about __________ of U.S. undergraduates are educated in community colleges.

A) ​5 percent
B) ​10 percent
C) ​25 percent
D) ​50 percent

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Discuss the issue of gender bias in the U.S. education system. Include general information about the relative educational attainment levels for males and females, and how sociological investigation into gender bias has shifted over time.

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__________ theorists believe that education is an important part of society because it contributes to social stability and provides people with an opportunity for selfenhancement and upward social mobility.

There are large differences in scores on academic tests between white students and African American and Hispanic/Latino students.

Because schools bring together people of similar ages, social class, and race/ethnicity, young people often meet future marriage partners. This latent function of education results in __________.

Emile Durkheim used the term __________ to refer to things that inspire reverence and a deep sense of awe and respect that beyond the ordinary.

Explain the functionalist perspective on education.

The famous quote stating that religion is an "opiate of the masses" comes from the work of __________.

Sherona is very good at standardized tests and frequently scores very high. She has poor work habits and often turns in her assignments late. Teachers overlook her late assignments because they view her as a "good" student. This is an example of __________.

__________ does not acknowledge specific gods or supernatural spirits but focuses​ instead on impersonal forces that may exist in people or natural objects.

Education keeps students off the street and out of the full-time job market for a number of years, keeping levels of unemployment within reasonable bounds. This is an example of a latent function of education the text terms __________.

According to the text's discussion of civil religion,_____________________.

__________ emphasizes the way that religious beliefs and rituals work to bind people together in society.

The term __________ refers to an unsubstantiated belief or prediction resulting in behavior that makes the originally false belief come true.

According to functionalists, religion_____________________.

Describe the symbolic interactionist perspective on education and explain the significance of labeling and the self-fulfilling prophecy in educational achievement.

Describe the functionalist perspective on religion and discuss its major functions in societies.

socially approved dress and manners, and knowledge about books, art, music, and other forms of high and popular culture; some people have more of these attitudes and knowledge than others.

Discuss education as an agent for change, as well as a force for stability and order within society.

__________ theorists do not believe that public schools reduce social inequality in society; rather, they believe that schools perpetuate class, racial/ethnic, and gender inequalities by reinforcing the privileged position of some at the expense of others.