Social Control

24 July 2022
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The following are examples of positive sanctions except
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c. a no parking reminder.
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Enforcement of norms or shared rules of conduct that tell people how to act in specific situations.
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social control
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A negative sanction rewards a particular kind of behavior.
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False
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Formal sanctioning is the process by which a norm becomes a part of an individual's personality, thus conditioning that individual to conform to society's expectations.
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False
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An action that rewards a particular kind of behavior.
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positive sanction
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The process by which a norm becomes a part of an individual's personality, thus conditioning that individual to conform to society's expectations.
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internalization
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A negative sanction is
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a. a punishment or the threat of punishment used to enforce conformity.
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Some people are motivated by ____, rewards or punishments used to enforce conformity to norms.
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b. sanctions
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Social control is
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a. the enforcing of norms through either internal or external means.
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Enforcing norms through either internal or external means is called internalization.
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False
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A punishment or the threat of punishment used to enforce conformity.
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negative sanction
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Internalization is
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b. the process by which a norm becomes a part of an individual's personality, thus conditioning that individual to conform to society's expectations.
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The two basic means through which norms are enforced are values and beliefs.
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False
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An informal sanction is a reward or punishment given by a formal organization or regulatory agency.
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False
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Following rules of behavior to help maintain order is part of
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b. social control.
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The acceptance of social instability is known as social control.
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False