The teacher publicly posted the names of the students who failed the test on the blackboard and also eliminated their recess privileges for a week. This is an example of which type of social control?
a. negative formal sanction
b. negative informal sanction
c. positive informal sanction
d. positive formal sanction
a. negative formal sanction
@ The example is a type of social control negative formal sanction.
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Which of the following is a characteristic of the systemic imperatives the authors discuss?
A) The upheaval of the status quo every few decades B) The allowance of dissidents to protest in the name of free speech C) The inertia of institutions that happens because no change is easier than change D) Participation in the political system by those who represent a wide array of interests
Personal robots, projected to be as commonplace as mobile phones, will be manufactured and assembled by hands in factories located in China, India, Korea, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. This projection speaks the concept of
a. scientific revolution c. urbanization b. social change d. global interdependence
When beginning an ethnography, which of the following questions is important to address?
a. Can I conduct research in this setting? b. How accessible is the site to me as a researcher? c. What amount of time and money will be needed to conduct the research? d. All of the above are important questions when considering ethnographic research.
Sir Winston Churchill once said that "is the worst form of government except for all others that we have tried."
a. communism b. authoritarianism c. democracy d. totalitarianism