Q6General Studies
Question
5 marks
[CO4] Explain the concept of social control.
Answer
Social control refers to the mechanisms, strategies, and institutions by which society regulates individual behaviour to maintain social order and conformity to norms.
- Formal Social Control: Exercised through legal and institutional mechanisms — law, police, courts, prisons, government regulations.
- Informal Social Control: Exercised through social pressures — family, religion, education, customs, traditions, public opinion, and peer pressure.