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20 questions
01
Choose one
1 point

A student attends a particular school. Which statement best distinguishes the school from education as a social institution?

  1. A

    The school is an institution, while education is an organization.

  2. B

    The school is an organization, while education is an institution.

  3. C

    Both the school and education are organizations.

  4. D

    Both the school and education are institutions.

02
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1 point

Which example best illustrates the hidden curriculum in education?

  1. A

    A student learns algebra from a textbook.

  2. B

    A student earns a credential after completing a course.

  3. C

    A student learns to meet deadlines and respond to authority through school routines.

  4. D

    A student practices a skill during a supervised lab.

03
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1 point

A researcher asks which groups benefit from unequal access to advanced courses and how that inequality is sustained. Which sociological perspective is the researcher applying?

  1. A

    A conflict perspective

  2. B

    A functionalist perspective

  3. C

    A symbolic interactionist perspective

  4. D

    A biological perspective

04
Choose all
1 point

Select all statements supported by the material about how economic life can shape opportunities.

  1. A

    Income can affect access to housing and health care.

  2. B

    Occupations determine every person's identity and choices.

  3. C

    Job security can affect a household's access to resources.

  4. D

    Workplace authority has no effect on people's opportunities.

05
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1 point

Which effects of religious institutions are described in the material? Select all that apply.

  1. A

    Religious institutions always challenge existing inequalities.

  2. B

    Religious communities can provide support.

  3. C

    Religious practices can strengthen social cohesion.

  4. D

    Religious influence is identical across all communities and individuals.

06
True or false
1 point

Social institutions can shape expectations without determining every person's choices.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

07
True or false
1 point

Government policies shape access to public resources but do not establish rules affecting schools, workplaces, families, or religious organizations.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

08
Written response
1 point

What term describes the often-unwritten lessons students learn through school routines, such as meeting deadlines and responding to authority? Enter the sociological term.

09
Written response
1 point

Which sociological perspective focuses on everyday encounters, such as how a workplace label can affect a person's identity and subsequent treatment? Enter the perspective name without the word “perspective.”

10
Fill in the blank
1 point

Through relationships with relatives and caregivers, families provide early .

11
Fill in the blank
1 point

In one example of institutions affecting one another, employment provides that can support a household.

12
Open ended
1 point

Explain how connections among at least two social institutions can shape a person's educational or employment opportunities. Include a concrete chain of effects and explain why the outcome cannot be understood through individual choices alone.

13
Choose one
1 point

A sociologist studies how schools, families, and government coordinate activities that meet shared needs. Which question most directly reflects a functionalist perspective?

  1. A

    How workplace labels change a worker's identity

  2. B

    How institutions meet shared needs and coordinate social life

  3. C

    Which groups benefit from unequal political influence

  4. D

    How family members renegotiate caregiving expectations

14
Choose one
1 point

Which statement best describes how government acts as a social institution?

  1. A

    Government policies only influence private family relationships and do not affect public resources.

  2. B

    Government decisions shape access to public resources and establish rules for institutions such as schools and workplaces.

  3. C

    Government decisions determine every individual choice and eliminate differences in political influence.

  4. D

    Government policies affect religious communities but do not shape schools or workplaces.

15
True or false
1 point

Social institutions can influence people’s opportunities and expectations without determining every choice they make.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

16
Written response
1 point

What sociological term describes a durable pattern of roles, rules, and practices that organizes recurring parts of social life?

17
Choose one
1 point

Students learn to meet deadlines, follow schedules, and respond to authority even though these routines are not listed as formal academic subjects. What is this aspect of schooling called?

  1. A

    A credential

  2. B

    A formal subject

  3. C

    The hidden curriculum

  4. D

    An advanced course

18
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1 point

A young person learns useful skills from relatives and meets people through family connections. Which conclusion best explains how family life can shape later opportunities?

  1. A

    The family may pass on practical knowledge and social connections that affect later opportunities.

  2. B

    The family guarantees that every member will have the same future opportunities.

  3. C

    The family can affect opportunities only through formal schooling.

  4. D

    The family’s influence ends once children begin interacting with other institutions.

19
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1 point

A religious community supports its members through shared rituals, but its rules also distinguish members from people outside the group. Which interpretation best fits this situation?

  1. A

    Religious communities always produce social cohesion and never reinforce boundaries.

  2. B

    Religious communities may offer support while also reinforcing boundaries or expectations.

  3. C

    Religious communities influence only private beliefs and not relationships among people.

  4. D

    Religious communities have the same influence on all people and in every setting.

20
Written response
1 point

Which sociological perspective focuses on how everyday encounters, such as a teacher’s expectations, can affect a person’s identity and later treatment?