Sociology of Education Part 2: Rationality
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In the context of decision-making, instrumental or means-end rationality involves:

  • Balancing ethical values with practical limitations
  • Compromising with constituents to get elected
  • Choosing what is best for society as a whole
  • Seeking donations to run effective campaigns (correct)

Value rationality involves making decisions according to:

  • What is best for society as a whole in the future
  • Practical limitations
  • Ethical values worth pursuing for their own sake (correct)
  • The likelihood of success

What are some practical/instrumental limitations to focusing solely on the idea of value rationality?

  • Compromising with constituents to get elected
  • Seeking donations to run effective campaigns (correct)
  • Balancing passions and desires with the desire for good employment
  • Considering what is best for society as a whole

When making decisions, what does value rationality prioritize?

<p>Ethical values worth pursuing for their own sake (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of decision-making, what does instrumental rationality involve?

<p>Balancing ethical values with practical limitations (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When making decisions, what do politicians often have to balance due to instrumental rationality?

<p>Passions and desires with the desire for good employment (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to feminism, how is gender inequality determined?

<p>By structures of power and cultural rights (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the feminist approach focus on in terms of gender inequality?

<p>The operation of patriarchy in micro and macro settings (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the education system reflect gender inequality according to the text?

<p>Through the underrepresentation of female perspectives in decision-making (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of Critical Race Theory according to the text?

<p>Social construction of race (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest about the connection between gender inequality and class inequality?

<p>Gender inequality is as important as class inequality in determining a person's opportunities (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does feminism view male domination and female subordination?

<p>As determined by structures of power and social convention (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the feminist approach believe are the main sources of gender inequality?

<p>Structures of power and social convention (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the education system reproduce gender inequality according to the text?

<p>By ignoring female authors' contributions in school curriculums (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact of underrepresentation in positions of power according to the text?

<p>It leads to fewer female perspectives in decision-making (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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