Multicultural Education Test 1 Chapter 3
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A group sharing the same economic and social status is
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Class
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The group whose members earn the highest annual incomes and have great wealth is
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Upper class
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The group whose members earn annual income that allow them to have a standard of living that includes owing a home and car is
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Middle class
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White collar workers, professionals, and managers generally belong to the
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Upper middle class
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The group whose members work at manual jobs that do not usually require post secondary education is
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Working class
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Ranking of people based on specific characteristics such as income, education, occupation, wealth, and power is
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Social stratification
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Composite of the economic status of families or persons on the basis of occupation, educational attainment, income, and wealth is
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Socioeconomic status
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The amount of money remaining if all owned property was converted to cash and all debts were paid is
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Net worth
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Accumulated money and property such as stocks, homes, and cars that can be turned into money is
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Wealth
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Amount of money earned in wages or salaries is
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Income
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The number of u.s. households with virtually zero or negative wealth is
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40%
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The number of persons, families, or households who earn more than this income is the same as the number who earn less than this income. This definition describes
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Median income
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All of the following are considered the wealthiest nations in the world except
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Ethiopia
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The best predictor of occupational prestige is
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Level of education
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The concentration of power in one figure, usually the teacher or principal in schools is
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Authoritarian
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The percentage of American families that earn a medium budget that allows a family of four meet basic requirements (approximately $44,000) is
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33%
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The legislation that requires public schools to provide educational rights and protections for homeless children and youth is
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McKinney-Vento homeless assistance act
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The number of American families living in poverty, according to government standards is
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44 million
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The racial group least represented as living in poverty is
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White
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Both women and men earn their maximum income between the ages of
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45-54
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The median income for both women and men is lowest between the ages of
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14-19
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In schools in the United States poverty is tracked poverty is tracked by
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The number of students eligible for free or reduced price lunches
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All of the following states are considered high poverty states (over 25%) except
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Vermont
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The percentage of students who qualified for reduced lunch program in 2008 was
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45%
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All of the following accurately describe the impact of poverty on students in schools except
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High poverty schools were twice as likely to report no violent incidents as low poverty schools
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A teachers prediction of a students academic achievement that becomes true as the student progresses through the education process is
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Self fulfilling prophecy
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The view that ones class level makes one superior to members of classes perceived below ones own is
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Classism
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Relating content to students prior experiences and real world applications is
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Authenticity
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The practice of separating students based on their perceived academic abilities for instruction that is supposed to be most appropriate to their abilities is
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Tracking
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All of the following are examples of tracking except
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Students are placed in heterogeneous groups for a science project
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The racial group with disproportionately high representation in gifted and talented programs is
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White middle class students
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The state with the highest per pupil expenditure rate is
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New York
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All of the following are drawbacks of detracting except
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It integrates students from different ability levels
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Of the following groups, the one with the highest incidence of poverty is
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People younger than 18 years of age
