social construction and social control

Question 1

What is social construction?

Answer 1

any idea that is created and given special meaning by people
e.g motherhood (can vary quite significantly depending on culture)

Question 2

what is social control?

Answer 2

How society gets us to behave as expected in that particular culture or society

Question 3

what is informal social control?

Answer 3

less formal with less sanctions, individuals and groups that bring about conformity to norms and laws e.g peer pressure , being rude to friends or beign ignored or left out

Question 4

what is formal social control?

Answer 4

Formal rules with formal punishments , sanctions and rewards e.g detention and certificates (organizations or systems that use strict and delineated rules)

Question 5

What is cultural diversity?

Answer 5

describes the differences in behaviour and norms between cultures

Question 6

What is socialization?

Answer 6

the process of learning our cultures, how to behave in a way that is appropriate and acceptable yo your culture

Question 7

what are agents of socialization?

Answer 7

places we learn our culture e.g education , family, religon , media , peers , work

Question 8

SIR

Answer 8

Sanctions - rewards, punishments
Imitation (copy)
Role models

Question 9

RISE

Answer 9

role models , imitation , sanctions , expectations