Unit 2 - Social Order and Social Control Flashcards
In sociology, the social mechanisms that govern an individual’s or group’s behavior are sometimes referred to as what?
“social controls”
Every civilization has _____ and _____ that dictate behavior. As a result, every society also has some sort of system in place to enforce _____ and deal with _____.
standards; values; norm compliance; nonconformity
It is a universal aspect of society and a topic of concern for sociologists from a wide variety of backgrounds and theoretical stances, not simply deviant sociologists.
social control
Finding social control and figuring out the mechanisms underlying it in particular social circumstances are the _____, not whether social control exists.
sociological challenges
It is simply put ‘what keeps us in the social order?’
Social control
This is an example of a social order that guides individual’s lives.
Law
How many forms of social control are there, according to most theorists?
two
There are two forms of social control, according to most theorists. What are they?
formal and informal control
This is the internalized norms and values of the social order
Informal
This is the external sanctioning or rewarding of social order.
Formal