SO 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Social Disorganization Theory, Social Control

• School: Quinnipiac University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SO 101
• Professor: Samantha Kusiak

Document Summary

Social control: refers to the techniques and strategies for preventing deviant human behavior in any society. Conformity: going along with peers-individuals of our own status who have no special right to direct our behavior. Obedience: compliance with higher authorities in a hierarchical structure. Informal social control: social control that is carried out casually by ordinary people through such means as laughter, smiles, and ridicule. Formal social control: social control that is carried out by authorized agents, such as police officers, judges school administrators, and employers. Control theory: suggests that our connection to members of society leads us to systematically (cid:272)o(cid:374)for(cid:373) to so(cid:272)iet(cid:455)"s (cid:374)or(cid:373)s. Deviance: behavior that violates the standards of conduct or expectations of a group or society. Social disorganization theory: increases in crime and deviance can be attributed to the absence or breakdown of communal relationships and social institutions, such as the family, school, church, and local government.