Social Control Answers

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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.

Some people are motivated by ____, rewards or punishments used to enforce conformity to norms.

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An informal sanction is a reward or punishment given by a formal organization or regulatory agency.

A negative sanction rewards a particular kind of behavior.

Social control is

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The following are examples of positive sanctions except

Enforcing norms through either internal or external means is called internalization.

Not everyone internalizes all of society’s norms, and some people must be motivated by self-fulfillment.

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The two basic means through which norms are enforced are values and beliefs.

Internalization is