Social Control

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SOCIAL CONTROL

SOCIAL CONTROL

  • Refers to the ways in which society tries to ensure that its members conform to laws, rules and norms ; to make sure they don’t commit acts of crime or deviance.
  • There are two types : informal social control and formal social control.

INFORMAL SOCIAL CONTROL

  • Enforced by the reaction of others. Social pressure from friends, family, work mates and bosses.
  • For example : eating spaghetti with your hands, smoking…

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