Social Control

Question 1

What are folkways?

Answer 1

Informal norms that guide everyday behaviour learned through socialization and it has mild social consequences.

Question 2

What are norms?

Answer 2

General expectations that regulate behaviour, reinforced through socialization.

Question 3

What are mores?

Answer 3

Strong moral norms that carry severe social penalties when violated

Question 4

What are rules?

Answer 4

Formal guidelines for behaviour within specific places, set by groups or institutions and has formal sanctions when violated

Question 5

What are laws?

Answer 5

Codified rules enforced by legal institutions for society with serious formal sanctions for violations

Question 6

What are sanctions?

Answer 6

Positive and negative mechanisms to reward conformity or punish deviance. Both formal and informal.

Question 7

How does social control operate?

Answer 7

Through both formal and informal methods to maintain order

Question 8

What does informal control involve?

Answer 8

It relies on social expectations and pressure. Breaking them leads to minor consequences like disapproval

Question 9

What does formal control involve?

Answer 9

It involves established rules including laws and breaking them results in formal sanctions like fines or imprisonment.