Question 1

According to the chapter, schools indoctinate students in behavioral standards about

Accepted Answer

A)  speech, dress, and demeanor. 
B)  attitudes, values, and behavior. 
C)  punishing obediance and obeying the status quo. 
D)  promoting an us-versus-them attitude. 
A)  speech, dress, and demeanor. 
B)  attitudes, values, and behavior. 
C)  punishing obediance and obeying the status quo. 
D)  promoting an us-versus-them attitude. A

Question 2

Because media conglomerates are profit-seeking enterprises, they tend to emphasize

Accepted Answer

A)  a liberal agenda in the news. 
B)  infotainment over entertainment. 
C)  entertainment over news. 
D)  national politics over state-wide or local politics. 
A)  a liberal agenda in the news. 
B)  infotainment over entertainment. 
C)  entertainment over news. 
D)  national politics over state-wide or local politics. C

Question 3

Scarpitti and Andersen argued that labelling _____ as mentally ill made it less likely that other people in society would challenge the existing privilege characteristics of economic, social, and political institutions.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychotics 
B)  political dissidents 
C)  homosexuals 
D)  women 
A)  psychotics 
B)  political dissidents 
C)  homosexuals 
D)  women C

Question 4

In 1983 the mainstream media was controlled by 50 companies. Today, how many corporations control 90% of what Americans read, watch, or listen to?

Accepted Answer

A)  6 
B)  14 
C)  30 
D)  60 
A)  6 
B)  14 
C)  30 
D)  60

Question 5

According to Piven and Cloward, the purpose of social welfare is to

Accepted Answer

A)  provide for the needy. 
B)  segregate the rich from the poor. 
C)  defuse social unrest. 
D)  bar people from their traditional occupations. 
A)  provide for the needy. 
B)  segregate the rich from the poor. 
C)  defuse social unrest. 
D)  bar people from their traditional occupations.

Question 6

There is a clear mandate for the government to apprehend and punish criminals because it is the government's primary objective to

Accepted Answer

A)  provide for the welfare of its citizens. 
B)  appease the special interests who pay for political campaigns. 
C)  exert direct social control over deviants. 
D)  exert ideological social control over citizens. 
A)  provide for the welfare of its citizens. 
B)  appease the special interests who pay for political campaigns. 
C)  exert direct social control over deviants. 
D)  exert ideological social control over citizens.

Question 7

According to Piven and Cloward, what is the subtle social function of having a category of people in a society who are always on welfare?

Accepted Answer

A)  Welfare receipients are looked down on, so those who accept low wages feel satisfied with their own social position. 
B)  Because social programs grow or contract depending on the economy, having a group always on welfare keeps the programs from disappearing completely. 
C)  Welfare recipients may be too lazy to hold a job, but welfare keeps them out of jail, which would have a higher cost to society. 
D)  Welfare provides a safety net for those who cannot find work, especially single mothers and the disabled. 
A)  Welfare receipients are looked down on, so those who accept low wages feel satisfied with their own social position. 
B)  Because social programs grow or contract depending on the economy, having a group always on welfare keeps the programs from disappearing completely. 
C)  Welfare recipients may be too lazy to hold a job, but welfare keeps them out of jail, which would have a higher cost to society. 
D)  Welfare provides a safety net for those who cannot find work, especially single mothers and the disabled.

Question 8

According to David Sadler, despite improvement over the last 40 years, bias can still be found in

Accepted Answer

A)  sports rules. 
B)  textbooks. 
C)  families. 
D)  history. 
A)  sports rules. 
B)  textbooks. 
C)  families. 
D)  history.

Question 9

During the 1970s J. Edgar Hoover said _____ "should be viewed as part of the enemy, a challenge to American values" and paid informants to infiltrate related groups.

Accepted Answer

A)  socialists 
B)  progressive lawyers 
C)  feminists 
D)  the KKK 
A)  socialists 
B)  progressive lawyers 
C)  feminists 
D)  the KKK

Question 10

Throughout U.S. history, there has been a strong tendency for _____ to accept existing government policies, whether slavery, war, or the conquest of Native Americans.

Accepted Answer

A)  trade unions 
B)  religious groups 
C)  new immigrants 
D)  deviants 
A)  trade unions 
B)  religious groups 
C)  new immigrants 
D)  deviants

Question 11

According to the chapter, what makes ideological social control more effective than more overt measures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Effective rules and laws ensure the individual's desire to conform. 
B)  Individuals are pursuaded through logic and reason that their society's way is the only way. 
C)  Individuals are not forced to conform; they want to conform. 
D)  Individuals are forced to conform; they do not want to conform. 
A)  Effective rules and laws ensure the individual's desire to conform. 
B)  Individuals are pursuaded through logic and reason that their society's way is the only way. 
C)  Individuals are not forced to conform; they want to conform. 
D)  Individuals are forced to conform; they do not want to conform.

Question 12

Regarding sports, the author makes the case that because most American homes have television sets, it is possible for everyone to _____, thus maintaining the status quo.

Accepted Answer

A)  participate on sports teams at their own level 
B)  participate vicariously in sports and associated nationalism 
C)  receive the societal message of the importance of physical fitness 
D)  choose to watch or not watch sporting events 
A)  participate on sports teams at their own level 
B)  participate vicariously in sports and associated nationalism 
C)  receive the societal message of the importance of physical fitness 
D)  choose to watch or not watch sporting events

Question 13

By the end of 2012, _____ people in the United States were incarcerated, on probation, or on parole under the jurisdiction of the criminal justice system.

Accepted Answer

A)  2.2 million 
B)  7 million 
C)  15.6 million 
D)  2.2 billion 
A)  2.2 million 
B)  7 million 
C)  15.6 million 
D)  2.2 billion

Question 14

Who was the only U.S. Senator to vote against the Patriot Act of 2001?

Accepted Answer

A)  Russ Feingold of Wisconsin 
B)  Hillary Clinton of New York 
C)  Ted Cruz of Texas 
D)  Bernie Sanders of Vermont 
A)  Russ Feingold of Wisconsin 
B)  Hillary Clinton of New York 
C)  Ted Cruz of Texas 
D)  Bernie Sanders of Vermont

Question 15

Attorney and journalist Dave Saldana warned that

Accepted Answer

A)  social control of members within the Amish sect is accomplished through informal mechanisms (such as gossip) and more formal techniques when offenses are deemed serious. 
B)  people are taught what is proper, moral, and appropriate, a process that is generally so powerful that individuals conform, not out of fear of punishment, but because they want to. 
C)  until the 1980s, one company could legally own no more than seven AM and seven FM radio stations, but today, Clear Channel Communications owns 1,200 radio stations. 
D)  when one company, motivated solely by profit, can choose what news to cover and how to cover it, you may not be getting the full story. 
A)  social control of members within the Amish sect is accomplished through informal mechanisms (such as gossip) and more formal techniques when offenses are deemed serious. 
B)  people are taught what is proper, moral, and appropriate, a process that is generally so powerful that individuals conform, not out of fear of punishment, but because they want to. 
C)  until the 1980s, one company could legally own no more than seven AM and seven FM radio stations, but today, Clear Channel Communications owns 1,200 radio stations. 
D)  when one company, motivated solely by profit, can choose what news to cover and how to cover it, you may not be getting the full story.

Question 16

The theories of Piven and Cloward appear to be borne out by the fact that social welfare programs _____ when stability is restored.

Accepted Answer

A)  are seen as even more necessary 
B)  remain at the new level 
C)  are built back up 
D)  are contracted or abolished 
A)  are seen as even more necessary 
B)  remain at the new level 
C)  are built back up 
D)  are contracted or abolished

Question 17

The provisions in the USA Patriot Act of 2001 allow the government to

Accepted Answer

A)  legalize gay marriage. 
B)  collect taxes from illegal immigrants. 
C)  show evidence of a crime before engaging in domestic spying. 
D)  jail noncitizens based on suspicion, even without evidence. 
A)  legalize gay marriage. 
B)  collect taxes from illegal immigrants. 
C)  show evidence of a crime before engaging in domestic spying. 
D)  jail noncitizens based on suspicion, even without evidence.

Question 18

Marx called religion "the opiate of the masses" because

Accepted Answer

A)  opium was served during Mass in the Russian Orthodox Church. 
B)  people feel better after attending religious services and, therefore, have the strength to combat injustice. 
C)  he was both highly religious and an opium addict. 
D)  he said it persuades people to accept an unjust system rather than work to change it. 
A)  opium was served during Mass in the Russian Orthodox Church. 
B)  people feel better after attending religious services and, therefore, have the strength to combat injustice. 
C)  he was both highly religious and an opium addict. 
D)  he said it persuades people to accept an unjust system rather than work to change it.

Question 19

_____ is the science of manipulating an individual's genetic makeup to alter his or her observable traits.

Accepted Answer

A)  Eugenics 
B)  Human genetic engineering 
C)  Gene therapy 
D)  Gene doping 
A)  Eugenics 
B)  Human genetic engineering 
C)  Gene therapy 
D)  Gene doping

Question 20

Which of the following is the correct definition of ideological social control?

Accepted Answer

A)  The attempt to manipulate the consciousness of citizens so that they accept the ruling ideology and refuse to be moved by competing ideologies 
B)  The attempt to punish or neutralize (render powerless) organizations or individuals who deviate from society's norms 
C)  The attempt to punish or neutralize (render powerless) organizations or individuals who conform to society's norms 
D)  The attempt to manipulate the consciousness of citizens so that they refuse to be moved by the ruling ideology or competing ideologies 
A)  The attempt to manipulate the consciousness of citizens so that they accept the ruling ideology and refuse to be moved by competing ideologies 
B)  The attempt to punish or neutralize (render powerless) organizations or individuals who deviate from society's norms 
C)  The attempt to punish or neutralize (render powerless) organizations or individuals who conform to society's norms 
D)  The attempt to manipulate the consciousness of citizens so that they refuse to be moved by the ruling ideology or competing ideologies

According to the chapter, schools indoctinate students in behavioral standards about

Because media conglomerates are profit-seeking enterprises, they tend to emphasize

Scarpitti and Andersen argued that labelling _____ as mentally ill made it less likely that other people in society would challenge the existing privilege characteristics of economic, social, and political institutions.

In 1983 the mainstream media was controlled by 50 companies. Today, how many corporations control 90% of what Americans read, watch, or listen to?

According to Piven and Cloward, the purpose of social welfare is to

There is a clear mandate for the government to apprehend and punish criminals because it is the government's primary objective to

According to Piven and Cloward, what is the subtle social function of having a category of people in a society who are always on welfare?

According to David Sadler, despite improvement over the last 40 years, bias can still be found in

During the 1970s J. Edgar Hoover said _____ "should be viewed as part of the enemy, a challenge to American values" and paid informants to infiltrate related groups.

Throughout U.S. history, there has been a strong tendency for _____ to accept existing government policies, whether slavery, war, or the conquest of Native Americans.

According to the chapter, what makes ideological social control more effective than more overt measures?

Regarding sports, the author makes the case that because most American homes have television sets, it is possible for everyone to _____, thus maintaining the status quo.

By the end of 2012, _____ people in the United States were incarcerated, on probation, or on parole under the jurisdiction of the criminal justice system.

Who was the only U.S. Senator to vote against the Patriot Act of 2001?

Attorney and journalist Dave Saldana warned that

The theories of Piven and Cloward appear to be borne out by the fact that social welfare programs _____ when stability is restored.

The provisions in the USA Patriot Act of 2001 allow the government to

Marx called religion "the opiate of the masses" because

_____ is the science of manipulating an individual's genetic makeup to alter his or her observable traits.

Which of the following is the correct definition of ideological social control?

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Socialization

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Social Stratification

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Exam 5: Social Control

According to the chapter, schools indoctinate students in behavioral standards about

Because media conglomerates are profit-seeking enterprises, they tend to emphasize

Scarpitti and Andersen argued that labelling _____ as mentally ill made it less likely that other people in society would challenge the existing privilege characteristics of economic, social, and political institutions.

In 1983 the mainstream media was controlled by 50 companies. Today, how many corporations control 90% of what Americans read, watch, or listen to?

According to Piven and Cloward, the purpose of social welfare is to

There is a clear mandate for the government to apprehend and punish criminals because it is the government's primary objective to

According to Piven and Cloward, what is the subtle social function of having a category of people in a society who are always on welfare?

According to David Sadler, despite improvement over the last 40 years, bias can still be found in

During the 1970s J. Edgar Hoover said _____ "should be viewed as part of the enemy, a challenge to American values" and paid informants to infiltrate related groups.

Throughout U.S. history, there has been a strong tendency for _____ to accept existing government policies, whether slavery, war, or the conquest of Native Americans.

According to the chapter, what makes ideological social control more effective than more overt measures?

Regarding sports, the author makes the case that because most American homes have television sets, it is possible for everyone to _____, thus maintaining the status quo.

By the end of 2012, _____ people in the United States were incarcerated, on probation, or on parole under the jurisdiction of the criminal justice system.

Who was the only U.S. Senator to vote against the Patriot Act of 2001?

Attorney and journalist Dave Saldana warned that

The theories of Piven and Cloward appear to be borne out by the fact that social welfare programs _____ when stability is restored.

The provisions in the USA Patriot Act of 2001 allow the government to

Marx called religion "the opiate of the masses" because

_____ is the science of manipulating an individual's genetic makeup to alter his or her observable traits.

Which of the following is the correct definition of ideological social control?

The Sociological Perspective

The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict

Culture

Socialization

Deviance

Social Stratification

Class

Racial Inequality

Gender Inequality

The Economy

Power and Politics

Families

Education

Religion

Structural Sources of Social Change: Economic and Demographic

Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures

Filters