Social Control and Sanctions Social Control People Follow

Social Control and Sanctions

Social Control ● People Follow Social Norms And Expect Others to as Well Because They Have Internalized the Norms They Feel are Useful and Appropriate. ● When a Person Has Not Internalized a Norm, Society Uses Sanctions to Motivate His or Her Conformity Video

Social Control

Sanctions & Social Control ● Sanctions Can Be. . . 1. Positive 2. Negative 3. Formal 4. Informal ● Social Control is Necessary to Ensure That a Society Functions Smoothly. (? )

Positive Sanctions ★ An Action That Rewards a Particular Behavior → Begins Early in Life Through Family Interaction What Are Some Examples That you see everyday? - Family - Teachers - Employers - Teammates - Crowds -

Negative Sanctions ★ Used to Discourage Undesired Behavior → A Punishment or Threat of Punishment Used to Enforce Conformity → If The Threat is Not Enough, The Actual Punishment is There to Remind You That The Conformity Rule is Expected What Are Some Examples That You see everyday? - Frowns - Ridicule - Rejection - Fines - Imprisonment - Death Penalty - *The more important the norm is to social stability, the more serious the negative sanction

Formal Sanctions ★ Reward (positive) or Punishment (negative) Given by a Formal Organization or Regulatory Agency. → School, Business, Government What are Some Examples You See Everyday?

Informal Sanctions ★ Spontaneous Expression of Approval or Disapproval Given By an Individual or a Group → Majority of Norms are Enforced Informally → Particularly Effective Among Teenagers Who Consider Group Acceptance to be Important What Are Some Examples You See Everyday?

Examples of Sanctions Maintaining or Changing People's’ Behaviour

Smoking Ban ● _____ Control: The Smoking Ban → Formal/Informal ● _____ Sanction: Fine/ Caution/ Imprisonment if continued → Positive/Negative ➔ 2007: Illegal to smoke indoors ➔ Primary Source: Smoking Ban = Formal Positive Control Because Benefits In Health

Promotion to Manager ● ____ Control: Bosses Power to Promote Employees → Formal/Informal ● Sanction: Rewarded with Promotion → Positive/Negative?

Bad Table Manners ● ______ Control: → Formal/Informal? ● ______ Sanction: Exclusion, Embarrassment, Disgusted Looks → Positive/Negative? ➔ Manners are expected

Standing Ovation After Performance ● ____ Control: → Formal/Informal? ● ____ Sanction: Getting Out of Seat and Rewarding With Cheers and Clapping → Positive/Negative?

Tough Love: Public Shaming Article ➢ What Was The Sanction Being Performed? ➢ Was This Formal or Informal Control? ➢ What Do You Think? Do You Think Public Shaming is a Beneficial Way to Negatively Sanction Children or Individuals into Conforming? ➢ What Some Examples You See Everyday in your Roles? (Student, Sister/Brother, Daughter/Son, Soccer Player, Singer, Lifeguard, Religion, Laws, etc. )