Deck 6: Social Control and Organizational Power

Question 1

From Total Confinement: Madness and Reason in the Maximum Security Prison LORNA A. RHODES
Rhodes is most interested in:

A) the need to keep dangerous individuals away from others who might be harmed
B) a lack of money that prevents people from having the freedom to make changes in their lives
C) how biology, and especially genetics, determine who we are and how we think about the world
D) lack of treatment for the mental illnesses and psychological damage of those she is studying
E) the religious significance of cloistering church members in abbeys where no one speaks

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The Rise and Fall of Mass Rail Transit (from Building American Cities: The Urban Real Estate Game) JOE R. FEAGIN and ROBERT PARKER
Which of the following is NOT a form of mass transit?

A) electric-powered trains
B) horse-drawn trolleys taking people to and from work and places to recreate
C) privately owned, publicly available airline service
D) automobiles using a public highway
35) Size Does Count, at Least for French Fries: Minnesota's Straight River (from Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America's Fresh Waters) ROBERT GLENNON

Answer 2

D

Question 3

From the Panopticon to Disney World CLIFFORD D. SHEARING and PHILLIP C. STENNING
Shearing and Stenning compare Disney World to:

A) a non-religious 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
33) From Total Confinement: Madness and Reason in the Maximum Security Prison LORNA A. RHODES

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The Rise and Fall of Mass Rail Transit (from Building American Cities: The Urban Real Estate Game) JOE R. FEAGIN and ROBERT PARKER
Feagin and Parker's discussion of mass rail transit casts urban politics as:

A) chaotic and driven by many conflicting interest groups that cannot agree among themselves
B) democratic-in fact, too democratic-in paying undue attention to the needs and voices of ordinary people who do not understand most issues
C) dominated by economic elites
D) highly bureaucratic, corrupt, and incapable of effecting significant social changes

Question 5

From Total Confinement: Madness and Reason in the Maximum Security Prison LORNA A. RHODES
The individuals discussed in Rhodes's essay are:

A) incarcerated in maximum security prisons
B) stay-at-home mothers who often feel cut off from the world around them
C) autistic children whose ability to express themselves is very restricted
D) living in poor parts of central cities but with no means to escape for a better life

Question 6

From Total Confinement: Madness and Reason in the Maximum Security Prison LORNA A. RHODES
Rhodes researched her subject by:

A) randomly surveying a large population of individuals who were knowledgeable and truthful about prison life
B) having herself locked up in prison for weeks at a time in order to gain the trust of other prisoners
C) visiting prisons many times, talking with the staff and prisoners, and observing what was going on
D) systematically analyzing several years of data on prison populations, expenditures, and criminal justice records, including convictions and sentencing
E) interviewing persons who had been incarcerated in mental institutions and prisons but were now released and living "normal" lives

Question 7

From Total Confinement: Madness and Reason in the Maximum Security Prison LORNA A. RHODES
What term do the people in Rhodes's essay use to mean "crazy" or any nonsensical behavior?

A) biz (bizzaro)
B) wuz (wuzzit)
C) whacked (whacko)
D) ding (dingy)
34) The Rise and Fall of Mass Rail Transit (from Building American Cities: The Urban Real Estate Game) JOE R. FEAGIN and ROBERT PARKER

Question 8

Size Does Count, at Least for French Fries: Minnesota's Straight River (from Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America's Fresh Waters) ROBERT GLENNON
The greatest issue raised by Glennon is:

A) health concerns, and especially the increasing obesity of Americans who regularly eat fast food
B) the amount of water required to grow and store potatoes
C) the inability of small, locally owned businesses to compete with giant corporate stores and franchise businesses such as Wal-Mart and Kentucky Fried Chicken
D) the link that advertising nearly always makes between a product and sexual appeal
E) the necessity of genetically modified seeds in order to produce the food we need in the coming decades

Question 9

From Total Confinement: Madness and Reason in the Maximum Security Prison LORNA A. RHODES
Rhodes discovered that the prisons cared most about establishing:

A) sympathetic understanding for prisoners and the reasons they committed their crimes
B) effective professional treatment for the mental problems of prisoners
C) complete control over prisoners
D) public understanding and awareness of the financial costs of the criminal justice system

Question 10

The Rise and Fall of Mass Rail Transit (from Building American Cities: The Urban Real Estate Game) JOE R. FEAGIN and ROBERT PARKER
Feagin and Parker discuss an axis or "complex" composed of:

A) military, political, and industrial elites
B) urban, rural, and suburban voters
C) technology, economics, and social values
D) automobile, oil, and rubber (tire) companies

Question 11

The Rise and Fall of Mass Rail Transit (from Building American Cities: The Urban Real Estate Game) JOE R. FEAGIN and ROBERT PARKER
Urban areas in the U.S. have often grown with only a poor or absent public transit system in place because:

A) public mass transit was not necessary once people could own cars
B) public mass transit has been opposed by businesses that profit from individually owned means of transportation
C) Americans have never liked the idea of public (government-owned) mass transit
D) there were no technological breakthroughs that would make public mass transit as economical as private transportation

Question 12

From the Panopticon to Disney World CLIFFORD D. SHEARING and PHILLIP C. STENNING
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

Question 13

The Rise and Fall of Mass Rail Transit (from Building American Cities: The Urban Real Estate Game) JOE R. FEAGIN and ROBERT PARKER
According to Feagin and Parker, Los Angeles's urban development, especially its urban sprawl:

A) emphasizes population density, concentrating people around commercial districts
B) grew as a consequence of "water politics" that favored suburban homeowners
C) began with the extension of mass transit trolley and rail routes spreading outward from the central city
D) was inevitable, given the topography of the area-hilly and difficult to develop with a typical grid pattern

Question 14

From the Panopticon to Disney World CLIFFORD D. SHEARING and PHILLIP C. STENNING
The incident at Disney World with the author's daughter involved her:

A) getting sick and being taken to the Disney clinic
B) recruitment to be one of the Disney characters that greet visitors
C) fear and anxiety-and the disruption her crying caused other people
D) cross-cultural experience of the meaning of friendship
E) walking barefoot and nearly being ejected for doing so

Question 15

From Total Confinement: Madness and Reason in the Maximum Security Prison LORNA A. RHODES
One conclusion Rhodes reaches in her essay is that there is likely to be a greater proportion of mentally ill inmates in:

A) the general prison population
B) solitary confinement
C) minimum security prisons
D) halfway houses that have the fewest restrictions on inmates' comings and goings

Question 16

Size Does Count, at Least for French Fries: Minnesota's Straight River (from Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America's Fresh Waters) ROBERT GLENNON
One could say that the chain of events described by Glennon began with:

A) a corporate marketing decision about the size and color of french fries
B) the returning World War II veterans' desire for a suburban life
C) the television show "American Graffiti" and the hamburger diner it showcased
D) the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring and the threat of toxic waste to the environment

Question 17

Size Does Count, at Least for French Fries: Minnesota's Straight River (from Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America's Fresh Waters) ROBERT GLENNON
The region described by Glennon is:

A) a Minnesota farming area
B) one block of offices and corporate headquarters in New York City
C) South America, including Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru
D) the transportation corridor linking southern Illinois farms, Chicago, and the St. Lawrence Seaway

Question 18

The Rise and Fall of Mass Rail Transit (from Building American Cities: The Urban Real Estate Game) JOE R. FEAGIN and ROBERT PARKER
Mass transit, according to Feagin and Parker, has:
A) been opposed by businesses that make and market petroleum products, automobiles, and tires

A) gained support as a result of technological breakthroughs and lost support due to catastrophic accidents that cost human lives
B) grown steadily in this country since the turn of the century, but will decline in the future
C) become increasingly important in wealthier countries of the world, but has declined in importance where people are very poor

Question 19

From the Panopticon to Disney World CLIFFORD D. SHEARING and PHILLIP C. STENNING
The Disney World described by Shearing and Stenning is, in a word:

A) fun
B) expensive
C) educational
D) controlling
E) yesterday

Question 20

The Rise and Fall of Mass Rail Transit (from Building American Cities: The Urban Real Estate Game) JOE R. FEAGIN and ROBERT PARKER
Feagin and Parker compare U.S. experiences of transit system development to:

A) Mexico
B) China
C) Germany
D) Indonesia

Question 21

Size Does Count, at Least for French Fries: Minnesota's Straight River (from Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America's Fresh Waters) ROBERT GLENNON
Glennon reports the following water problem:

A) the threat to trout fishing on the Straight River
B) the increasing amount of toxic chemicals in shallow wells where potatoes are grown
C) the loss of water in the aquifer that feeds the Straight River
D) All of the above are water problems cited by Glennon

Question 22

Size Does Count, at Least for French Fries: Minnesota's Straight River (from Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America's Fresh Waters) ROBERT GLENNON
From a sociological and particularly a functionalist perspective, Glennon's account of the process of producing potatoes for french fries demonstrates:

A) system dysfunction, especially in the bankruptcy of small farmers across the nation
B) the serendipity of unanticipated consequences leading to beneficial outcomes
C) the unanticipated consequences (latent functions) of a consumer preference, well beyond anything producers have anticipated
D) how information and power/control flow both up and down the social system

Question 23

Size Does Count, at Least for French Fries: Minnesota's Straight River (from Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America's Fresh Waters) ROBERT GLENNON
The corporation driving the events in Glennon's narrative is:

A) General Motors
B) McDonald's
C) Simplex Farms, headquartered in Idaho
D) Fox News Network and its corporate parent company
E) Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), maker of genetically modified organisms