6.2 Social Control Flashcards
1
Q
What is social control?
A
- how society is kept in order
2
Q
What are the types of social control?
A
- informal
- formal
3
Q
What are the agencies of informal social control?
A
- family
- peer group
- education
- religion
- media
- community
4
Q
What are the agencies of formal social control?
A
- police
- courts
- prison system
- local education authority
- social services
5
Q
What can agencies of social control put into place to keep society in order?
A
- sanctions
6
Q
What can family do in regards to anti-social and deviant behaviour?
A
- use sanctions
7
Q
What can communities do in keeping society in order?
A
- neighbourhood watch schemes
8
Q
What can media do in regards to gender and social control?
A
- discourage unacceptable female behaviours
9
Q
What can religion do in keeping society in order?
A
- socialise members into what is right and wrong
10
Q
Why is religion not a strong agent of social control?
A
- influence is dropping due to secularisation
11
Q
What can media do in keeping society in order?
A
- individuals receive pressure from what they watch and read
