CHAPTER 4 Social Structure

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CHAPTER 4 Social Structure
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Social Control

• Enforcing of norms through internal or external
  means

Norm
Sanctions
Internalization
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Internalization

• Norm becomes part of the individuals personality

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Sanctions

• Positive
• An action that rewards a particular kind of
  behavior
• Negative
• a punishment or the threat of punishment used to
  enforce conformity

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Sanctions

• Formal
• A formal sanction is a reward or punishment given
  by a formal organization or regulatory agency
• Informal
• a spontaneous expression of approval or
  disapproval given by an individual or a group

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New Deadly Sins

1. Taking or dealing in drugs
2. Polluting the environment
3. Engaging in manipulative genetic science
4. Pedophilia
5. Abortion
6. Social injustices that cause poverty
7. The excessive accumulation of wealth by a few