5.4 Social Control

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    • Social control is the way society regulates individual and group behavior
    • Informal social control is enforced through social pressure, shame, and ostracism
    • Formal social control maintains order through enforcement of laws
    • Informal social control is enforced by family, friends, and the community
    • Formal social control is enforced by official institutions like the government
    • What is the primary goal of social control in a society?
      Maintain order and conformity
    • Formal social control uses laws, rules, and regulations enforced by official institutions
    • Formal mechanisms of social control aim to maintain order in society.

      True
    • Informal social control relies on interpersonal mechanisms to shape behavior
    • What is an example of a positive sanction?
      Receiving a promotion at work
    • Sanctions reinforce social control by shaping behavior according to societal expectations.

      True
    • What is a contemporary challenge of informal social control?
      Increased individualism
    • Formal social control uses laws and regulations enforced by official institutions
    • Match the type of social control with its examples:
      Formal social control ↔️ Criminal laws
      Informal social control ↔️ Peer pressure
    • Informal social control relies on laws enforced by official institutions.
      False
    • What are the two main types of social control?
      Formal and informal
    • Informal social control relies on social pressure, shame, and ostracism.
      True
    • Formal social control ensures legal conformity, while informal social control shapes social behavior through community values.

      True
    • What is an example of formal social control?
      Criminal laws
    • How is informal social control enforced?
      Social pressure and ostracism
    • Positive sanctions reward conformity to norms, while negative sanctions punish deviance.

      True
    • The criminal justice system is sometimes criticized for being overly punitive and disproportionately impacting certain groups
    • Policymakers are grappling with how to balance social order with concerns over civil liberties in modern society.

      True