Question 1

A less clear role of the government is to stifle dissent, which is done in the interest of preserving order.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Direct social control is the term used to describe efforts by social organizations to control members by controlling their minds, usually through the socialization process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

A 1983 Justice Department proposal has as its goal the elimination of violent teenage gangs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

According to Michael Parenti, government authorities in the United States have resorted to ________ in an effort to control behavior unacceptable to the existing order.

Accepted Answer

A)   electroshock
B)   mind-destroying drugs
C)   psychosurgery
D)   all of the above

Question 5

Eugenics is a system put in place by the National Security Agency that uses spy satellites and listening stations across national boundaries to intercept and analyze communications for various forms of illegal activity and political unrest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The ________ of mental illness works as a system of social control.

Accepted Answer

A)   understanding
B)   labeling
C)   diagnosis
D)   treatment

Question 7

The incarceration of aliens without a hearing is a direct violation of the constitutional right of habeas corpus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The conservative bias in the media is a result of

Accepted Answer

A)   religious influences.
B)   governmental interference.
C)   the use of censorship.
D)   the need of the media corporations for advertising and for people to buy the advertised products.

Question 9

Order theorists, more than other perspectives, assume that the state exists to serve the ruling class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Little League programs are designed to reinforce American values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What role does sport play in reinforcing society's system of social control?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What role does sport play in reinforcing...

Question 12

Images and ideologies promoted in the media support ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   capitalism
B)   racism
C)   sexism
D)   all the above

Question 13

As a result of court orders, techniques of surveillance by government agencies have been sharply curtailed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Psychologists and therapists are ________ of social control.

Accepted Answer

A)   neutralizers
B)   agents
C)   resisters
D)   unaware

Question 15

Evidence of the effectiveness of ideological social control is visible in

Accepted Answer

A)   the acceptance, by the downtrodden in U.S. society, of the legitimacy of the political and economic system.
B)   the widespread acceptance of Marxian theory.
C)   the social agitation developing among the poor.
D)   the presence of police in poor neighborhoods.

Question 16

________ theorists argue that social order is the result of government force or the threat of force, economic dominants using the law, the media, or other institutions to hold power over the relatively powerless.

Accepted Answer

A)   Order
B)   Conflict
C)   Evolution
D)   Behavioral

Question 17

________ is the improvement of the human race through the control of hereditary factors; this is the ultimate form of social control.

Accepted Answer

A)   Planned reproduction
B)   Eugenics
C)   Evolution
D)   Echelon

Question 18

Eugenics is the attempt to improve the human race through the control of hereditary factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The dominant view is that for social order to prevail and to avoid anarchy, society needs to ensure that existing power relationships are maintained over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In attempting to establish social control, society targets the poor, the mentally ill, criminals, and political dissidents as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   subcultures
B)   deviants
C)   conflict theorists
D)   none of the above

Exam 6: Social Control

A less clear role of the government is to stifle dissent, which is done in the interest of preserving order.

Direct social control is the term used to describe efforts by social organizations to control members by controlling their minds, usually through the socialization process.

A 1983 Justice Department proposal has as its goal the elimination of violent teenage gangs.

According to Michael Parenti, government authorities in the United States have resorted to ________ in an effort to control behavior unacceptable to the existing order.

Eugenics is a system put in place by the National Security Agency that uses spy satellites and listening stations across national boundaries to intercept and analyze communications for various forms of illegal activity and political unrest.

The ________ of mental illness works as a system of social control.

The incarceration of aliens without a hearing is a direct violation of the constitutional right of habeas corpus.

The conservative bias in the media is a result of

Order theorists, more than other perspectives, assume that the state exists to serve the ruling class.

Little League programs are designed to reinforce American values.

What role does sport play in reinforcing society's system of social control?

Images and ideologies promoted in the media support ________.

As a result of court orders, techniques of surveillance by government agencies have been sharply curtailed.

Psychologists and therapists are ________ of social control.

Evidence of the effectiveness of ideological social control is visible in

________ theorists argue that social order is the result of government force or the threat of force, economic dominants using the law, the media, or other institutions to hold power over the relatively powerless.

________ is the improvement of the human race through the control of hereditary factors; this is the ultimate form of social control.

Eugenics is the attempt to improve the human race through the control of hereditary factors.

The dominant view is that for social order to prevail and to avoid anarchy, society needs to ensure that existing power relationships are maintained over time.

In attempting to establish social control, society targets the poor, the mentally ill, criminals, and political dissidents as ________.