Social control

Social control

Activity session

Multiple Choice

What is meant by social control?

• To control communication

• To control social sites

• Attempts to gain conformity and compliance to the rules of a given society

• All of the above

Definition for Social Control

• Social control: This refers to societal and political mechanisms that regulate individual and group behavior in an attempt to gain conformity and compliance to the rules of a given society, state, or social group.

Multiple Choice

An example(s) of social control is?

• Band students from using social media

• Giving awards to people that do well in society

• Government implementing laws/rules

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Where can we learn social control?

• Family members

• Government

• Schools

• Religion (church)

• All of the above

Let us have a discussion

• How can we learn social control from family, religion, schools and government?

• Why do we need social control?