A Critique of the Proposed National Education Policy Reform
S6
1. a) How does the character make a living?
b) How is your character’s self-esteem?
c) Who does the character hang out with (if anyone)?
d) What political opinions does the character have?
e) What type of movies does the character enjoy?
f) What type of music does the character listen to?
g) What does the character do in his/her spare time?
h) What goals does the character have?
i) If your character had a catch-phrase, what would it
be?
2.
3. Norms
Agreed-upon expectations and
rules by which a culture guides the
behavior of its members in any
given situation
• Some are formal: laws
• Some are informal
6. Cultural Norms
• Physical space
• Body language: Eye contact, Smiling
• Greetings
• Physical contact between sexes
• Communication styles – direct / indirect
• Gifts
• Clothes
7. Social Controls: WHY?
• Retribution – people should pay for the crime
they committed
• Deterrence – punishments will prevent people
from committing future crimes
• Rehabilitation – should work to rehabilitate
criminals, eventually turning them into
productive members of society
• Societal protection – finally, some argue that the
motivation for formal social controls is nothing
more than removing the deviant members of
society from the non-deviant members
8. Social Controls: TYPES
Both Positive & Negative Sanctions are used to
control behaviour
• Embarrassment, ridicule, shame, pride
• Membership in a group
• Legal action: fines, jail time, death penalty
• At work: pay raise, promotion, demotion
