4. Politics, Power and Economy

Social Control — Quiz

Test your understanding of social control with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

Which term describes the process by which individuals internalize societal norms and regulate their own behavior accordingly?

Question 2

When members of an online community use upvotes and downvotes to enforce posting guidelines without formal moderation, this exemplifies which type of social control?

Question 3

In many cultures, elders telling folktales to children to illustrate moral lessons is an example of which social control mechanism?

Question 4

According to Foucault’s concept of the panopticon, how does constant visibility function as a mechanism of social control?

Question 5

Which type of norm governs moral and ethical behavior and is enforced by strong social sanctions when violated?