Sociology Ch. 5
The number of U.S. prisoners amounts to __________ of the world's prisoners. 23 percent 3 percent 53 percent 10 percent
23 percent
Until the 1980s, one media company could legally own no more than seven AM and seven FM radio stations. Today, iHeartMedia owns more than __________. 100 400 50 800
800
__________ is the improvement of the human population through control of hereditary factors. Warrantless wiretapping Eugenics Social control Gene doping
Eugenics
Noted theologian Harvey Cox says that in the United States the market is believed to have the same characteristics as __________. the church the flag God the military
God
Which of the following might become an ultimate form of direct social control? Ideological social control Warrantless wiretapping Human genetic engineering Gene doping
Human genetic engineering
Which of the following is an example of ideological social control? A counselor meeting with a student to discuss behavioral problems A student being suspended from school for cheating The teaching of math, English, and science in school Saying the Pledge of Allegiance to start the school day
Saying the Pledge of Allegiance
Which document contains the following words: "Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of those ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government...."? The Warrantless Wiretapping Act of 2004 The Declaration of Independence The USA Patriot Act of 2001 Official Creed of the FBI
The Declaration of Independence
What is a presidential speech on television most likely to address? Global issues Uniting against an enemy The need for fundamental changes in the American way of life Social change
Uniting against an enemy
The view of radical criminologists is that __________. the state exists to serve the ruling class the law exists to serve society as a whole the political system is pluralistic the state exists to maintain order and stability
a state exists to serve the ruling class
Throughout U.S. history, religious groups have primarily __________. accepted existing government policy preached sermons encouraging political change rebelled against government policy fought against things like war, slavery, or killing of Native Americans
accepting existing government policy
Sports preserve the status quo by __________. deflecting viewers away from unemployment, poverty, and other social problems providing equal opportunities for all providing the working class the potential for upward mobility providing professional athletes with a stage for protesting the system
deflecting viewers away from unemployment, poverty, and other social problems
To help people who are considered abnormal follow the expectations of society, psychologists exert __________. direct social control eugenics gene doping ideological social control
direct social control
According to the Piven and Cloward classic study of public welfare, public assistance programs will __________. decrease during economic recessions in order to encourage people to work decrease during economic recessions because the government does not have the funds expand during economic recessions in order to keep citizens from protesting expand during economic recessions due to ethical concerns for citizens who are less fortunate than the majority
expand during economic recessions in order to keep citizens from protesting
Genetic modification to increase athletic performance is known as __________. gene doping gene splicing eugenics gene therapy
gene doping
Government surveillance of U.S. citizens __________. was illegal until the 1930s has a long history has ended due to recent citizen initiatives began after September 11, 2001
has a long history
Accepting without question the existing distribution of societal power and rewards is a result of __________. direct social control eugenics ideological social control the USA Patriot Act
ideological social control
Social media serves as an agent of __________. media control governmental control ideological social control direct social control
ideological social control
Many K-12 textbooks include __________. inaccurate accounts of history impartiality equal representation of all groups objectivity
inaccurate accounts of history
Ideological social control is more effective than overt social control measures because __________. individuals impose controls upon themselves others impose controls upon individuals deviance is freely allowed individuals impose controls upon others
individuals impose control upon themselves
E-mail messages are __________. saved for a few days gone unless you are careful to save them accessible for a year or two never lost
never lost
With ideological control, who controls individual behavior? The church Society in general People themselves The media
people themselves
According to Piven and Cloward, one function of having a category of people on welfare is to __________. serve as an object lesson and legitimize work demonstrate the generosity of government encourage rebellion among the poor encourage stereotyping
serve as an object lesson and legitimize work
Social control among the Amish is accomplished through __________. hard work guilt shunning physical punishment
shunning
Tradition is more of a force for social control in __________ societies. large modern complex small
small
The enforcement of conformity and order by society upon its members, either by laws or social pressure, is referred to as __________. eugenics direct social control social control the social contract
social control