Differences of formal and informal social control
TOPIC- Differences of formal and informal social control
- Formal social control includes written, formalized and codified statements in laws, rules, and regulations. Whereas informal control does not contain any written rules.
- Formal control agencies are authorized ones created by government and informal control agencies are created by social networks and organizations but not by government.
- Formal control is much effective and stronger than informal social control. Any situations which cannot be handled by informal control are subjected to formal one.
- Formal control is effective for even large groups of population but informal control is effective only for a small group of people.
Social control, formal or informal, thus helps in regulation of society. The study of social control includes disciplines of sociology, anthropology, psychology, law and political science.

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