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Informal Social Control

I. Peer Pressure (e.g. gossip/rumor) II. Community Pressure (e.g. Comm. Crime Prevention) III. Individual Responses (e.g. Bystander Apathy). Informal Social Control. Informal Social Control. I.Gossip Defined

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Informal Social Control

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  1. I. Peer Pressure (e.g. gossip/rumor) II. Community Pressure (e.g. Comm. Crime Prevention) III. Individual Responses (e.g. Bystander Apathy) Informal Social Control

  2. Informal Social Control I.Gossip Defined II. Characteristics of GossipA. Types of GossipB. Symbolizes Intimacy and TrustC. Increases CohesionD.Highly Connected Homogenous SocietyE. Social StatusF. Ambiguity

  3. Informal Social Control III. Rumor A. Gossip is content, Rumor is processB. Gordon Allport’s Linear/Distortion Model 1) Leveling 2) Sharpening 3) Assimilation

  4. Informal Social Control Fred Koenig’s Collective Model of Rumor1) Spreads quickly 2) Large # of people3) Multiple Sources • Ambiguous situation + Anxiety-laden event+ Socially connected target=Rumor • Scandal: Explosive Episodes

  5. Informal Social Control • Functions of GossipThe GossiperThe ListenerThe Target- Gary Fine’s research on teens

  6. Informal Social Control II. The Community and Informal Social ControlA.Durkheim’s Mechanical/Organic SolidarityB. Towns and Cities and Informal Social Control 1. Information Overload/Norms of Noninvolvement

  7. Informal Social Control

  8. Informal Social Control Decrease in ISC Decrease in public Increase in interaction Actual Crime Rate Increase in Perceived Crime Rate Increase in Actual Crime Rate Increase in Perceived Crime Rate

  9. Informal Social Control III. Individual Responses A. Kitty Genovese CaseB. Bystander Apathy 1. Pluralistic Ignorance 2. Diffusion of Responsibility

  10. Informal Social Control C. Factors Influencing Likelihood of Bystander Assistance 1. Familiarity with Location 2. Risks of Helping 3. Activity of Witnesses 4. Training

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