All societies have rules and regulations in place to maintain control and order over their population. Violations of those rules and regulations result in the application of sanctions.

Fort Valley State University Sociology- Deviance and Social Control

Link to video – https://youtu.be/62DH3cVk_PY

Link to textbook need to read ch 7 too answer question https://openstaxcollege.org/textbooks/introduction…

Watch the video in the L7 Course Content, “Social Control and Sanctions” Use information from this video and Chapter 7, Section 7.1 in your open-textbook for information on negative sanctions. to complete the following writing assignment:

All societies have rules and regulations in place to maintain control and order over their population. Violations of those rules and regulations result in the application of sanctions.

Think of a recent time when you used an informal negative sanction. ?

Explain formal and informal, positive and negative sanctions. Why are they used?

What act were you responding to when you used an informal negative sanction? ??

How did your actions affect the deviant person or people? ??

Discuss the role of sanctions in social control. How did your reaction help maintain social control?

Which sociological theory discussed in Lesson 7 do you think best explains why some people deviate from societal norms? Explain. Discuss the theory. Why did you select this one?

Remember to use inline citations and refer to your sources in the proper format to get more points!

Instructions:

Your paper should be two to three double-spaced pages in length, in Arial or Times New Roman, 12 point font size.