Chapter 9 Flashcards
The political and general social function of getting members of a group to conform to expections and rules and to obey authorities
social control
the source of social control that lies outside of the individual
externalized control
individuals, groups that play a part in instilling social norms
agents of social control
a form of social control in which individuals make themselves conform to social expectations through the internalization of rules and norms
internalizd control
a method of social control employing rewards and punishments are well known often written down
formal sanaction
a reward or punishment that is widely understood in a society but not written down
informal sanction
any type of social pressure in the form of reward or punishment that can be imposed on people to influence and control their behavior
sanction
legitimate power or power that a individual or group is felt to right possess and exercise on the grounds of age, knowledge etc
authority
a more or less formal social position with specific rights and responsibility
office
a source of social and political power based on the ability to move people toagree with or obey the persuader
persuasion
power based on the threat or use of force
coercion
resources that humans can use to influence situations and affect other peoples behavior that are not material or economic
symbolic capital
the extent to which political institutions unite a group of people into a single political enity
level of political integration
a political system where small and typically leaderless groups constitiute local segaments of a decentralized society
band
a practice to establish or re establish social equality or partity by bringing down individuals or groups that threaten to get above or better than others
leveling mechanism
