formal and informal social control

formal social control

institutions directly and explicitly control the behaviour of the population (eg police, governments, military) , people are aware control is happening and punishments are applied in a more routine way.

informal social control

much subtler, when people control our behaviour through positive sanctions and negitive sanctions

institutional racism

The collective failure of an organisation to provide an appropriate and professional service to people because of their colour, culture or ethnic origin

reaffirming social boundaries

the process by which a society reinforces its rules and norms of acceptable behavior, often through public sanctions, media attention, or community outrage, to maintain order and collective conscience

selective law enforcement

the practice of applying the law disproportionately, focusing on certain groups (e.g., the working class, ethnic minorities) while ignoring or downplaying crimes committed by others (e.g., the wealthy, corporations)

total institutions

a residential institution, like a prison or boarding school, where large numbers of like-situated individuals are cut off from wider society

social boundaries

the limits and expectations that define how you want to be treated by others

informal sanctions

a form of control where agents of socialisation control behaviour through informal sanctions

formal sanctions

a form of control where institutions directly and explicitely control behaviour of the population

social control

systems that societies use to control and encourage conformity in individual and groups behavior