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,Human Diversity in Education, 9e (Cushner)Chapter 1 Education in a Changing Society
1) The shifting demographics of the U.S. population can be attributed to:
A) the high immigration rate from non-European countries.
B) high birthrates among nonwhite populations.
C) the relative decrease in the number of young people compared with adults.
D) all of these answers are correct.
Answer: D
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2) Social institutions in a society provide:
A) written rules for schooling.
B) addresses for letters of complaint.
C) internalized rules, or norms, of behavior.
D) places where individuals can gather to debate national issues.
Answer: C
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3) All of the following changes have occurred in the American family structure, EXCEPT:
A) new family forms are becoming common.
B) the divorce rate is significantly lower than it was 10 years ago.
C) more families are in poverty.
D) there is more intermarriage among ethnic, racial, and religious groups.
Answer: B
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4) Which of the following is true in terms of the changes in religious life in America?
A) Both New Age and fundamentalist religious groups are thriving.
B) New immigrants are bringing the same familiar religious activities to the United States.
C) America is becoming a less religious country.
D) None of these answers are correct.
Answer: A
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5) Most Limited English Proficient students in schools in the United States speak:
A) French.
B) Arabic.
C) Spanish.
D) Black English.
Answer: C
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,6) Typically, a student in teacher education is:
A) monolingual.
B) a white female.
C) from a middle-class suburban home.
D) all of these answers are correct.
Answer: D
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7) People started giving importance to the role of gender in education when:
A) research demonstrated that the experiences of girls in schools are different from those of
boys.
B) many feminists became interested in the education of girls.
C) the government began to pay attention to the education of girls.
D) many boys thought that the educational experiences of girls were unfair.
Answer: A
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8) The phrase "clash of cultures" between students and teachers refers to:
A) the fact that violence in schools is increasing.
B) the fact that a majority of teachers in the United States are European American, while
students reflect a far greater cultural diversity.
C) the fact that classrooms are overcrowded.
D) the fact that school reform efforts do not take diversity into account.
Answer: B
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9) Debates on the increasing use of electronic voting machines center around issues such as:
A) vulnerability to tampering with the machines before the vote.
B) the lack of a paper trail of votes cast.
C) machine malfunction.
D) all of these answers are correct.
Answer: D
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10) Identify a true statement about Globalization 3.0.
A) It empowers multinational companies and corporations.
B) It empowers individuals to "go global."
C) It is largely the product of American explorers.
D) It is an era characterized by the formation of multinational entities.
Answer: B
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