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What is the primary role of the family in a child's development?
Which mechanism do families use to discourage insubordination among children?
In the context of education, which theorist believed that schools are essential for imprinting shared social values?
What term describes the implicit lessons about societal values taught in schools?
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How did Joseph Stalin utilize the Soviet school system?
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What diverse roles does the family serve in a child's life?
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Which strategy is NOT mentioned as a way to eliminate workplace deviance?
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What is one effect of community norms on deviance?
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Which belief system encourages virtuous living to achieve a favorable reincarnation?
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According to Karl Marx, what role does religion play in society?
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How does mass media influence societal behavior?
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What term describes constant self-monitoring due to the fear of social judgment?
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What is 'liquid surveillance' primarily concerned with?
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What common outcome does community engagement aim to achieve among at-risk youth?
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Which of the following is a component of the panopticism concept described by Foucault?
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What is cyberloafing in the context of workplace deviance?
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Which of the following is NOT a type of workplace deviance mentioned?
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Which aspect of mass media may discourage criminal behavior according to the content?
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What community approach is suggested to combat crime among young people?
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What effect does surveillance have on potential criminals according to the discussed theories?
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Study Notes
Family as a Social Control Mechanism
- Family is the initial regulator of conduct and socializes members
- Inculcates values like fairness, honesty, teamwork, and empathy
- Children learn through consequences like spanking (punishment) or allowances (rewards)
- Families are vehicles for cultural and religious norms
- Example: Pesach Haggadah during Jewish Passover
Educational Institutions as Social Control Mechanisms
- Schools play a significant role in shaping responsible citizens
- Teachers hold authority, making students receptive to indoctrination
- Schools function as mechanisms for propagating civic values
- Emile Durkheim: Schools are essential for imprinting shared social values
- Education system transmits cultural and societal values through curriculum and PSHE lessons
- Schools can be used to uphold ideologies or engineer social change
- Examples: Joseph Stalin's use of Soviet school system to propagate communist ideology, and Mao Zedong's indoctrination program during the Cultural Revolution.
Workplace Deviance as a Social Control Mechanism
- Rise of industrial organizations has shifted social controls towards organizational communication
- Workplace deviance has increased (cyberloafing, backstabbing, stealing, poor performance)
- Solutions: Self-assessment by management, rewards for compliant employees, and limited employee input into decision-making
- Example: Inviting employees to contribute to organizational mission statements discourages deviance
- Listening and responding to employee concerns can improve employer credibility and shape behavior
Community as a Social Control Mechanism
- Communities deter deviance using formal (police) and informal (norms) methods
- Social recognition for pursuing respectable careers can discourage delinquency
- Fear of ridicule and ostracization can dissuade individuals from crime
- Examples: Midtown Educational Foundation and Metro Achievement Center in Chicago support low-income youth.
Religion as a Social Control Mechanism
- Influences vary based on tradition's metaphysical claims and moral code
- Eastern religions (reincarnation): Good deeds lead to a better afterlife, while bad deeds lead to suffering.
- This belief system encourages individuals to abide by moral standards even without formal social control.
- Karl Marx: Religion is a tool of the ruling class to maintain power and inequality, justifying capitalism and preventing revolution.
Mass Media as a Social Control Mechanism
- Shapes societal behavior both directly and indirectly
- Visual media is powerful in conveying agendas and influencing viewers
- Repeated exposure to certain ideas can shape belief and behavior
- Hypodermic Syringe Model: Media audiences are passive recipients of messages, acting upon them mindlessly
- Examples: News coverage of crime discourages crime, diet programs influence eating habits, movies challenge traditional beliefs.
Surveillance and Social Control
- Modern society is more transparent, with constant monitoring
- Self-surveillance: Monitoring oneself due to fear of judgment from others
- Liquid surveillance: Constant monitoring through number plate recognition, store cards, CCTV, and digital footprints.
- Michel Foucault: Distinguishes between external (panopticon) and internalized (panopticism) surveillance
- Panopticism: The belief of constant visibility, leading to self-regulation and automated domination.
- Example: Individuals using recycling bins, avoiding jaywalking, and following parking regulations due to perceived surveillance.
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Description
This quiz explores how families and educational institutions function as mechanisms of social control. It discusses the values instilled by families and the role schools play in shaping citizens through authority and indoctrination. Key examples from cultural and political contexts illustrate these concepts.
