Question 1

Which of the following is an example of 'dissident terrorism'?

Accepted Answer

A)  Violent acts that aim to create fear among a particular population group 
B)  Mafia-related crime 
C)  Suicide bombings and property destruction committed by non-state organisations 
D)  Violent crimes that result in physical and psychological injury 
A)  Violent acts that aim to create fear among a particular population group 
B)  Mafia-related crime 
C)  Suicide bombings and property destruction committed by non-state organisations 
D)  Violent crimes that result in physical and psychological injury C

Question 2

Which of the following statements represents a criticism of the risk society thesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  It provides a simplistic division of risk into 'natural' and 'manufactured' risk 
B)  It fails to provide a persuasive account of Westernisation 
C)  It does not address New Terrorism 
D)  It tends to predominantly apply to environmental issues such as global warming 
A)  It provides a simplistic division of risk into 'natural' and 'manufactured' risk 
B)  It fails to provide a persuasive account of Westernisation 
C)  It does not address New Terrorism 
D)  It tends to predominantly apply to environmental issues such as global warming A

Question 3

Which term is used to describe acts of terrorism committed by nations rather than by individuals or groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Governmentality 
B)  Dissident terrorism 
C)  Global terrorism 
D)  State terrorism 
A)  Governmentality 
B)  Dissident terrorism 
C)  Global terrorism 
D)  State terrorism D

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Terrorists come from lower socio-economic backgrounds than the majority 
B)  Terrorism differs from other types of violence because of its intentions 
C)  Terrorists are always part of bigger networks 
D)  Terrorists do not use the media to publicise their messages 
A)  Terrorists come from lower socio-economic backgrounds than the majority 
B)  Terrorism differs from other types of violence because of its intentions 
C)  Terrorists are always part of bigger networks 
D)  Terrorists do not use the media to publicise their messages

Question 5

What is the term for the control and regulation of people through practices and knowledges applied to different social institutions, such as schools and prisons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hegemony 
B)  Colonialism 
C)  Globalisation 
D)  Governmentality 
A)  Hegemony 
B)  Colonialism 
C)  Globalisation 
D)  Governmentality

Question 6

What is the term for when a nation takes and maintains power over a territory that is outside its boundaries, based on a belief of superiority over those it seeks to control?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hegemony 
B)  Colonialism 
C)  Globalisation 
D)  Governmentality 
A)  Hegemony 
B)  Colonialism 
C)  Globalisation 
D)  Governmentality

Question 7

What is the name of Foucault's metaphor for the 'all-seeing place'?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Pentagon 
B)  The Panorama 
C)  The Panopticon 
D)  The Pandemonium 
A)  The Pentagon 
B)  The Panorama 
C)  The Panopticon 
D)  The Pandemonium

Question 8

Which of the following terms best refers to a life dominated by social problems that are unanticipated (or manufactured) hazards, such as terrorism, pollution, or food poisoning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Risk society 
B)  Panopticon 
C)  Anomie 
D)  Globalisation 
A)  Risk society 
B)  Panopticon 
C)  Anomie 
D)  Globalisation

Question 9

Which of the following statements best applies to religious terrorism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is an example of state terrorism 
B)  It can take the form of state terrorism and dissident terrorism 
C)  It is an example of dissident terrorism 
D)  Its prevalence is in decline 
A)  It is an example of state terrorism 
B)  It can take the form of state terrorism and dissident terrorism 
C)  It is an example of dissident terrorism 
D)  Its prevalence is in decline

Question 10

What does the term 'globalisation' refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  The fact that people are travelling more and as a consequence have a new relationship to other cultures 
B)  The increased interconnectedness of several aspects of social life across national boundaries and increased interdependence of countries and regions around the world 
C)  A decreased sense of nationalism due to the homogenisation of political aspects of social life 
D)  The fact that people are exposed to many different cultures and the products of those cultures 
A)  The fact that people are travelling more and as a consequence have a new relationship to other cultures 
B)  The increased interconnectedness of several aspects of social life across national boundaries and increased interdependence of countries and regions around the world 
C)  A decreased sense of nationalism due to the homogenisation of political aspects of social life 
D)  The fact that people are exposed to many different cultures and the products of those cultures

Which of the following is an example of 'dissident terrorism'?

Which of the following statements represents a criticism of the risk society thesis?

Which term is used to describe acts of terrorism committed by nations rather than by individuals or groups?

Which of the following statements is true?

What is the term for the control and regulation of people through practices and knowledges applied to different social institutions, such as schools and prisons?

What is the term for when a nation takes and maintains power over a territory that is outside its boundaries, based on a belief of superiority over those it seeks to control?

What is the name of Foucault's metaphor for the 'all-seeing place'?

Which of the following terms best refers to a life dominated by social problems that are unanticipated (or manufactured) hazards, such as terrorism, pollution, or food poisoning?

Which of the following statements best applies to religious terrorism?

What does the term 'globalisation' refer to?

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Exam 19: Global Risk and the Surveillance State: A Sociology of New Terrorism

Which of the following is an example of 'dissident terrorism'?

Which of the following statements represents a criticism of the risk society thesis?

Which term is used to describe acts of terrorism committed by nations rather than by individuals or groups?

Which of the following statements is true?

What is the term for the control and regulation of people through practices and knowledges applied to different social institutions, such as schools and prisons?

What is the term for when a nation takes and maintains power over a territory that is outside its boundaries, based on a belief of superiority over those it seeks to control?

What is the name of Foucault's metaphor for the 'all-seeing place'?

Which of the following terms best refers to a life dominated by social problems that are unanticipated (or manufactured) hazards, such as terrorism, pollution, or food poisoning?

Which of the following statements best applies to religious terrorism?

What does the term 'globalisation' refer to?

The Sociological Gaze: Linking Private Lives to Public Issues

Sociological Foundations: Early Theorists and Theories

Contemporary Sociological Theorists and Theories

Sociological Investigations: Doing Social Research

How We Become Who and What We Are: Socialisation and the New Genetics

Youth Transitions and Youth Culture

Families and Intimate Relationships

Consumption and Lifestyles

Sporting Life

A Sociology of Licit and Illicit Drugs

Class and Inequality in Australia

Gender and Sexualities

Ethnicity and Belonging

Race and Reconciliation in Australia

Religion and Spirituality in Contemporary Australia

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

The Social Determinants of Health and Illness

Globalisation, Power, and Social Movements

Working 247: The New Work Ethic

Digital Sociology

Media and Popular Culture

Educating Society: Sociological Debates and Dilemmas

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