Which of the following is the correct definition of ideological social control?
a. The attempt to manipulate the consciousness of citizens so that they accept the ruling ideology and refuse to be moved by competing ideologies
b. The attempt to punish or neutralize (render powerless) organizations or individuals who deviate from society's norms
c. The attempt to punish or neutralize (render powerless) organizations or individuals who conform to society's norms
d. The attempt to manipulate the consciousness of citizens so that they refuse to be moved by the ruling ideology or competing ideologies
Question 2To influence members of a society that deviate from its norms, social groups exert two types of social control called
a. ideological and philosophical.
b. ideological and direct.
c. direct intervention and direct control.
d. direct and philosophical.
Question 3Discuss research experiments on how group membership affects an individual's perceptions.
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Question 4Discuss primary and secondary groups. What distinguishes each type of group and what role does each group play in socialization?
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Question 5Discuss the four major agents of socialization.
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Question 6Discuss George Mead's concept of the stages children pass through to learn about society and society's expectations.
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Question 7Discuss how being raised in extreme isolation affects the socialization of children commonly thought of as feral.
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Question 8Which type of theorist believes that the socialization process has the negative effect of leading people to accept the ways of their society uncritically, even though they may be unjust?
a. Primary group theorists
b. Secondary group theorists
c. Order theorists
d. Conflict theorists
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