Social Control and Sanctions

Question 1

What is social control?

Answer 1

Various methods used to persuade or force individuals to conform to society’s norms and values. This is imposed by agents of social control.

Question 2

What are the two forms of agents of social control?

Answer 2

Informal

Formal

Question 3

What are informal agents of social control?

Answer 3

People who impose social control but it’s not their main role e.g. teachers, parents, friends.

Question 4

What are formal agents of social control?

Answer 4

People who exists purely to enforce social control e.g. Police, government, security guards, court system.

Question 5

What are sanctions?

Answer 5

The actions that are used to ensure social control is achieved.

Question 6

What are the two types of sanctions?

Answer 6

Positive

Negative

Question 7

What are positive sanctions?

Answer 7

Rewards for conforming to social norms and values.

Question 8

What are negative sanctions?

Answer 8

Punishments for those who break norms and values.