formal and informal control ifp

StarterName one rule that everybody must stick

to for society to remain orderlyGive one example of ‘normal’ behaviourWhat happens when somebody breaks the

norm?

Part 1: Formal ControlL.O To understand the role of formal

agencies of social control

Agencies of Social Control

Activity 1In order to explore the processes of social

control, choose two settings with which you are familiar, for example a football match, a shopping centre, or the family home

State three rules that operate in each setting

Explain briefly why you stick to each of these rules

If these rules were broken, what would happen to you – the individual – and to society?

Formal Control

Definition: This is provided by agencies, an agency is a

group that has power to enforce rules and regulations like the law.

Which agency of formal control is identified in each picture?

Informal control

Social control refers to the way in which society tries to ensure that its members confirm to laws, rules and norms.

How is this done formally?How do you think this is done informally?Who does it?

Informal agencies of social controlWrite down ways that people in society

persuaded to conform, apart from the police, legal and prison systems?

Positive Sanctions

A positive sanction rewards someone for following a norm and serves to encourage the continuance of a certain type of behavior.

Example: A person who performs well at his or her job and is given a salary raise or a promotion is receiving a positive sanction. When parents reward a child with money for earning good grades, they are positively sanctioning that child’s behavior.

Negative SanctionsA negative sanction is a way of

communicating that a society, or some group in that society, does not approve of a particular behavior. The optimal effect of a negative sanction is to discourage the continuation of a certain type of behavior.

Example: Imprisoning a criminal for breaking the law, cutting off a thief’s hands for stealing, and taking away a teenager’s television privileges for breaking curfew are all negative sanctions.

Definitions taken from:http://www.sparknotes.com/sociology

Education

What are the official and unofficial functions of school?

Peer GroupsHow do peer groups treat people that do

not conform to ‘normal’ behaviour

FamilyWhat is your mum going to say/do if you

come home with green hair and several piercings?

MediaHow does the media encourage us to think

about families?How does it encourage us to think about

law and order?

The WorkplaceWhat qualities do you think people who are

promoted in the workplace possess?

ReligionHow do you think religion encourages

conformity?

Task:Life of Brian Create a timeline for Brian and write down how both informal and formal social

control have effected his life at each stage Born in a family of mum, dad, older brother Tom and older sister Liz. Aged 1 he is christened Aged 3 starts Nursery School. Aged 8 his parents split up and Brian goes to live with his mum

and her parents. Aged 11 he starts secondary school. Aged 14 he makes his subject choices Aged 15 he is caught underage drinking with his friends Aged 18 inspired by powerful types such as Alan Sugar, Richard

Branson and Roman Abromovitch, Brian chooses to do a degree in business studies

Aged 19 Brian and his flatmates get threatening letters because they still haven’t got a TV license

Aged 21 Brian leaves university and moves in with his girlfriend. Aged 25 Brian is settled in a job, but now wants to travel the

world Aged 30 Having travelled the world he marries his girlfriend

PlenaryBingo Draw a 6 square grid, add any of the

following words.Legislature, formal, informal, agency,

control, law, judiciary, police, penal system, family, education, peers, media, religion.