Social Control and Media Quiz

What is formal social control?

• Police, CJS, Judges etc

• Family, teachers, peers etc

• Media, newspapers, TV

• Friends, neighbors, community

What is informal social control?

• Family, teachers, peers etc

• Police, CJS, Judges etc

• Government, laws, regulations

• Media, newspapers, TV

What does conformity mean?

• Everyone doing the same thing to ensure consistency

• Breaking rules to stand out

• Ignoring social norms

• Creating new trends

What is agenda setting?

• Where an editor can set the agenda in a order/showing what they feel is important/choose what goes into the news paper/bulletin

• Deciding the schedule for TV shows

• Planning a personal calendar

• Organizing a community event

What does sensationalise mean?

• To exaggerate a news story so it attracts more publicity

• To downplay a news story

• To ignore a news story

• To report a news story accurately

What is media amplification?

• Where the media blows up a story out of proportion

• Reporting a story accurately

• Ignoring a story

• Minimizing the impact of a story

Reiner states that ‘the media exaggerates the importance of certain issues by over reporting of them’ – True or False?

• True

• False

What is a folk devil?

• A group of people who threaten the moral standards in society

• A mythical creature

• A type of music genre

• A political leader

How far do sociologists agree that the level of youth crime reflects how well parents control their children?

• Sociologists agree that youth crime levels are a reflection of parental control.

• Sociologists disagree, citing factors like edgework and Miller's theory.

What do some sociologists agree reflects how well parents control their children?

• The level of youth crime

• The level of education

• The level of happiness

• The level of sports participation