chapter 11 social control

Question 1

what did Sigmund Freud argue

Answer 1

that through repression (restraint) social control opens the for to shame, guilt and neurosis

Question 2

what are Freuds three main assumptions

Answer 2

1. humans desire happiness and pleasure
2. people go through a back and fourth battle, life and death drive
3. humans have internal conflicts

Question 3

what two tactics do people use to control one another

Answer 3

1. rewarding good behaviour

2. not giving rewards to bad behaviour

Question 4

how do sociologists view families

Answer 4

that families have important similarities with other groups/organizations
we can use knowledge about families to better understand small organizations

Question 5

what did Marvin Olesen argue that social controls are put in place

Answer 5

that social controls are put in place so that people can work together to survive (by regulating boundaries, keep order, etc)

Question 6

what is social sanctioning

Answer 6

administering rewards and punishments

Question 7

what’s social management

Answer 7

shaping peoples social settings,

Question 8

what did Olsen take note about organizations

Answer 8

that they bureaucratize to rationalize an control their functioning (thing about family chore list)

Question 9

what is othering

Answer 9

tendency to view people as outsiders and less than mens self (others)

Question 10

what is the purpose of environmental threats

Answer 10

to produce fearfulness and manipulate peoples sentiments (opinions) for creating environmental control

Question 11

what are peoples views of risk and threat mediated by

Answer 11

the views/opinions of others whom they are in social contact

Question 12

why is persuasion different than threat

Answer 12

because you aunt forcing anything, you are trying to convince

Question 13

what did Joel Best explore

Answer 13

he explored the idea of how claim-makers transform various act into larger social problems

eg. if we see a couple bad things happen (deviant acts), how do they transform to bigger social problems in the mind of the public
eg. think about checking candy on halloween

Question 14

what is shame

Answer 14

sense of disgrace or embarrassments arising from exposure

can lead rot neurosis

Question 15

what did Rutten find that fear and shame restrict

Answer 15

worker activism

Question 16

what did Silver study

Answer 16

cultural and gender differences I guilt and shame in Finnish and Peruvian adolescents

Question 17

what did Silfver find

Answer 17

1. Peruvians were more collectivist, traditional, and prone to guilt compared to Finns
2. Male and female Peruvians were equally likely to feel guilt and shame
3. Female Finns were more likely to feel guilt and shame than males

Question 18

what is guilt

Answer 18

associated with an individual action, remorse after breaking a rule or committing a wrong act

Question 19

what is collective guilt

Answer 19

guilt shared by a group or social category

Question 20

what is naturalization

Answer 20

when people feel guilty and try to neutralize their feelings (justify)

Question 21

what does the neutralization theory state and who coined it

Answer 21

there are ways we overcome guilt because people will still do things that lead to guilt
coined by Sykes and Matza

Question 22

what are the two most useful ways to avoid guilt

Answer 22

deniability and ignorance

Question 23

according to Norgaard, why do people avoid thinking about climate change

Answer 23

because it makes them feel insecure, helpless, and guilty

Question 24

what did Noorgard find when he studied a rural Norwegian community

Answer 24

that they keep away information at a distance as a means of emotional management

Question 25

what is gossip

Answer 25

talking behind peoples backs, combination of truth, exaggeration, and falsehood

Question 26

what did Elias and Scotson argue about gossip

Answer 26

that it does not always have an integrating” function, it can be viewed as a form of conversation

Question 27

what did Hess and Hagen find about gossip

Answer 27

that women had stronger need that men to gossip

Question 28

what did Morgan and Martin find about gossip

Answer 28

that it is common in heterosocial workplaces when men and women talk, even inmates professional contexts

Question 29

what is exclusion / ostracism

Answer 29

removing someone from a social group or not allowing them in your group

Question 30

what is a more dramatic form of ostracism

Answer 30

imprisonment, because the person is removed from society

Question 31

why did Zadro examine ostracism

Answer 31

to determine characteristics of ostracizers and their victims

Question 32

what are the characteristics of ostracizers and characteristics of the victims

Answer 32

victims: venerable, preoccupied attachment style, anxious, react in visible ways

Ostracizers: insecure attachment style, show a low need for affiliation

Question 33

what is corporal punishments

Answer 33

penalties that can be physical or mental.Used for control

ex.spanking your kids

Question 34

which section of the criminal code says that corporal punishment is exempt from prosecution

Answer 34

section 43, as long as it is “reasonable” but its not okay for adults to do it to each other, does this make sense?

Question 35

where is it more common to engage in corporate punishments for kids

Answer 35

Quebec. 2/3rds of the people experienced it

Question 35

where is it more common to engage in corporate punishments for kids

Answer 35

Quebec. 2/3rds of the people experienced it

Question 36

what increases the intensity of corporal punishment

Answer 36

marital dissatisfaction