Deck 33: Clifford D Shearing and Phillip C Stenning, From the Panopticon to Disney World: the Development of Discipline

Question 1

Shearing and Stenning compare Disney World to

A) a nonreligious heaven where there are no problems or troubles and everyone feels like a saint.
B) a "moral village" where everyone knows what is right and does it without being prompted.
C) Aldous Huxley's Brave New World where people are seduced into behaving in order to find maximal pleasure.
D) a dream, but one that lets people choose events for themselves based on personal preference and their own personality.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

In their article, Shearing and Stenning stress

A) the way our behavior is "structured" by rules and architecture, often without our being aware of it.
B) the importance of "delayed goal gratification" or putting off pleasure now in order to have more satisfaction later.
C) the significance of family activities in a public setting.
D) good business practices-including efficient, responsive, disciplined organization.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The Disney World described by Shearing and Stenning is

A) fun.
B) expensive.
C) educational.
D) controlling.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The incident at Disney World with the author's daughter involved her

A) getting sick and being taken to the Disney clinic. b fear and anxiety-and the disruption her crying caused other people.
C) experience with cross-cultural friendship.
D) walking barefoot and nearly being ejected for doing so.