Chris White January 29, 2001 Dr. Nieckars Sociology 11-C Social Control and Deviance In our textbook, “Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach,” Henslin defines social control as a group’s formal and informal means of enforcing its norms. Two prime examples of social control are positive and negative sanctions. A positive sanction is a reward or positive reaction for following norms. A positive sanction could possibly be given to someone who tries to break and change norms in society …showed first 75 words of 993 total…

…showed last 75 words of 993 total…the reasons why I have not broken the law may be because I fear the consequences of the negative sanctions. So, the threat of a negative sanction has kept me from breaking laws. These are just a few of the ways that I have been affected by sanctions in my life. Everyday we are influenced by numerous positive and negative sanctions, either formal or informal, that affect our lives greatly ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Vonnegut, Kurt, Westinghouse, 1976