Social Control Flashcards
1
Q
What is formal social control?
A
To directly control the behaviour of the population through…
Police (police warnings)
CJS and courts (sentencing)
Education (attendance, behaviour codes)
Workplace (work dismissal)
2
Q
What is informal social control?
A
A more subtle way of controlling the behaviour of the population…
Workplace (dress codes)
Family (disapproval/disappointment)
Peer group (kicked out of group)
Education (hidden curriculum)
Media (celebrities criticised)
Religion (rules)
