Social control is primarily of two types
flowchart
A(Social Control)-->B(Formal)
A(Social Control)-->C(Informal)
Formal
authoritative body enforces it, usually the state
deliberate, not spontaneous
Formal Means of Social Control - Law - Legislation - Courts - Bureaucracy - Armed Forces
Informal product of socialization, internalized values “spontaneously evolved”
Informal Means of Social Control - Mores - Folkways - Religion - Customs