3.5.2.2 Sociological Perspectives on Social Control

• What is social control defined as?

  Regulating individual and group behavior
• How does social control prevent deviance and crime?

  Encouraging conformity
• What is the functionalist perspective on social control?

  Essential for social order
• What is an example of informal social control according to Marxism?

  Education system
• Labeling someone as deviant can lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy.


  True
• Understanding social control requires examining the context and meanings attached to behaviors.


  True
• Formal social control is enforced through official laws, rules, and institutions
• Match the Marxist concept with its description:

  Ruling class (bourgeoisie) ↔️ Maintains power through social control

  Working class (proletariat) ↔️ Subordinate group in society
• The functionalist perspective views social control as necessary for collective wellbeing.


  True
• What are the key mechanisms of social control according to the functionalist perspective?

  Formal and informal norms
• What is the purpose of social control from the functionalist perspective?

  Maintain social order
• The Marxist perspective views social control as a tool to maintain the power of the ruling class.
• The Marxist perspective can be overly deterministic and neglect individual agency.
• From a functionalist perspective, graffiti is seen as a form of deviance that undermines social order and stability.
• Social control promotes shared values and norms in society.

  True
• Formal and informal social control work together to shape and regulate behavior
• Marxists argue that the purpose of social control is to maintain the power of the ruling class
• The interactionist perspective emphasizes how social control is shaped through social interaction and labeling
• The labeling theory suggests that social control often involves labeling individuals as "deviant" or "normal"
• What is the primary goal of social control?

  Maintain order and conformity
• According to functionalism, what is essential for societal stability?

  Social order
• Steps in the interactionist perspective on social control

  1️⃣ Social interaction

  2️⃣ Labeling

  3️⃣ Self-fulfilling prophecy

  4️⃣ Stigma

  5️⃣ Understanding context and meaning
• What is the Marxist view of social control?

  Tool of oppression
• The functionalist view of social control is that it is necessary and beneficial for society.


  True
• What is a weakness of the functionalist perspective on social control?

  Overlooks power imbalances
• Comparing the three perspectives provides a comprehensive understanding of social control's complexities.


  True
• Match the perspective with its analysis of graffiti:

  Functionalist ↔️ Deviant behavior

  Marxist ↔️ Resistance against inequality

  Interactionist ↔️ Socially constructed meanings
• Social control maintains social order and stability
• Match the type of social control with its definition and example:

  Formal Social Control ↔️ Enforced through laws and institutions (e.g., police)

  Informal Social Control ↔️ Enforced through social norms (e.g., family)
• Functionalists believe social control mechanisms reinforce shared values and norms.


  True
• Match the perspective with its key focus:

  Marxist ↔️ Maintaining ruling class power

  Functionalist ↔️ Maintaining social order
• What does the interactionist perspective emphasize regarding social control?

  Social interaction and labeling
• Match the perspective with its focus:

  Functionalist ↔️ Maintaining social order

  Marxist ↔️ Maintaining ruling class power

  Interactionist ↔️ Shaping individual behavior
• Functionalists believe that social control reinforces shared values and norms to maintain social order.


  True
• The Marxist perspective argues that social control perpetuates social inequality
• The interactionist perspective focuses on how social control affects individuals
• The Marxist perspective argues that social control perpetuates social inequality
• Match the perspective with its key mechanism:

  Functionalist ↔️ Formal and informal norms

  Marxist ↔️ Formal institutions

  Interactionist ↔️ Labeling and social interaction
• The interactionist perspective believes social control is negotiated and constructed through daily interactions.


  True
• What is a strength of the interactionist perspective on social control?

  Accounts for context