Agents Of Socialisation/ Social Control

Question 1

Formal Agents of Social Control

Answer 1

-Police
-Law/ Legal System
-Courts
-Government
-Military

Question 2

-Police
-Law/ Legal System
-Courts
-Government
-Military

Answer 2

Formal Agents of Social Control

Question 3

Informal Agents of Social Control

Answer 3

-Family
-Peer Group
-Media
-Religion
-Education
-Workplace

Question 4

-Family
-Peer Group
-Media
-Religion
-Education
-Workplace

Answer 4

Informal Agents of Social Control

Question 5

What is the only primary agent of Socialisation?

Answer 5

The Family

Question 6

What are the Processes of Social Control?

Answer 6

-Imitation
-Official Rules
-Sanctions
-Inclusion / Exclusion
-Peer Pressure
-Criticism
-Praise
-Stereotyping
-Deliberate Instruction
-Coercion

Question 7

-Imitation
-Official Rules
-Sanctions
-Inclusion / Exclusion
-Peer Pressure
-Criticism
-Praise
-Stereotyping
-Deliberate Instruction
-Coercion

Answer 7

What are the Processes of Social Control?

Question 8

Formal Social Control Definition

Answer 8

Mechanisms to reward or punish acceptable or unacceptable behaviour. Formal social control is associated with more formal agents of socialisation (police, government and military) Formal social control includes direct instructions to do something by the police or official rules that need to be followed by the government.

Question 9

Mechanisms to reward or punish acceptable or unacceptable behaviour. Formal social control is associated with more formal agents of socialisation (police, government and military) Formal social control includes direct instructions to do something by the police or official rules that need to be followed by the government.

Answer 9

Formal Social Control Definition

Question 10

Informal Social Control Definition

Answer 10

Informal social controls are also mechanisms to reward or punish behaviour, however they are varied and can differ from group to group or individual to individual. Associated with more informal agents of socialisation (family, media and peer group). Informal social control can involve a peer group looking at a member nastily to imply they have done something wrong to that group.

Question 11

Informal social controls are also mechanisms to reward or punish behaviour, however they are varied and can differ from group to group or individual to individual. Associated with more informal agents of socialisation (family, media and peer group). Informal social control can involve a peer group looking at a member nastily to imply they have done something wrong to that group.

Answer 11

Informal Social Control Definition