10 questions! Short answers only! 250 words or less!
- Chriss, J. J. (2022). Social control: An introduction (3rd ed.). Polity Press.
- Chapter 3. Informal Control
- Chapter 6. Informal Control: Case Studies
Lippman, M. (2021). Law and society (3rd ed.). SAGE.
- Chapter 6. Dispute Resolution
- Chapter 11. Law and Racial and Ethnic Inequality
Beckett, K., & Herbert, S. (2009). Banished: The new social control in urban America. Oxford
University Press.
- Toward Banishment: The Transformation of Urban Social Control (p. 37–62)
1. According to Chriss (2022), what is meant by the term "informal social control?"
2. According to Chriss (2022), what is the process of "socialization" and why is it such an important social control mechanism?
3. Explain how family can be an agent of socialization.
4. Explain how religion can be an agent of socialization.
5. Explain Dr. Goffman's "dramaturgical theory" and how it relates to informal social control.
6. Describe Travis Hirschi's four elements of social bonds and explain how they relate to social control.
7. According to Gottfredson and Hirschi, what are the major characteristics of people with low self-control and how can self-control influence levels of crime and delinquency?
8. Dr. Elijah Anderson describes an example of an oppositional culture or informal rules that can exist within a community. Describe some of the important elements of the "code of the street" and explain how this type of unofficial or street justice can act as a form of informal social control.
9. According to Lippman (2024), explain the difference between a "grievance" and a "dispute."
10. What are the main characteristics of the legal consciousness of Americans?
Short Answers ONLY! 250 OR LESS WORDS.
Students must cite the relevant page number(s) from the book for each answer in order to receive credit for the question.
