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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
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
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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

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Informal Social Control

III. Rumor

A. Gossip is content, Rumor is processB. Gordon Allport’s Linear/Distortion Model

1) Leveling 2) Sharpening 3) Assimilation

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

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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

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Informal Social Control

III. Individual Responses A. Kitty Genovese CaseB. Bystander Apathy

1. Pluralistic Ignorance 2. Diffusion of Responsibility

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Informal Social Control

C. Factors Influencing Likelihood of Bystander Assistance

1. Familiarity with Location 2. Risks of Helping 3. Activity of Witnesses 4. Training