informal mechanisms of social control

Question 1

who are informal mechanisms of social control?

Answer 1

peer group, education, religion, family, workplace, media

Question 2

sanctions from informal mechanisms?

Answer 2

sanctions include socially excluding someone from a social group, disappointed reactions from parents, being passed over in promotion at work, or having your account deleted on social media

Question 3

what are informal mechanisms of social control

Answer 3

are the ways society guides behaviour through social norms, expectations, and peer pressure, without relying on formal institutions like the police or courts
- it is less obvious but just as influencing as formal control

Question 4

what is an example of informal control?

Answer 4

Althusser - the ideological state apparatus (ISA) which socialises us into accepting ideologies for example the family, media, religion, education. it shape individuals’ beliefs and behaviors to align with the ruling class’s ideology