Agents of Social Control – Flashcards

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Family
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Informal social control Positive sanctions- Rewards; sweets,money Negative sanctions; Told off, grounded
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Peers
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Informal Social Control Positive; going out for dinner Negative; exclude from the group
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Media
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Informal Social Control Positive; advertising brands of clothes Negative; celebrities being criticised in magazines.
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Relgion
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Informal Social Control Positive; rewarded by celebrations and gifts Negative; excluded from religious group
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Education
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Informal and Formal Social Control Positive; praise, stickers Negative; removed from class, excluded
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Workplace
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Informal and Formal Social Control Positive; bonus,praise Negative; suspended, sacked
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Police
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Formal Social Control Negative; arrest,fine
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Government
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Formal Social Control Positive; increasing wage Negative; cutting benefits
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Legal System
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Formal Social Control Negative; prison, fines
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