Svensk definition
Den kontrollfunktion som i samhället utövas av tillsynsmyndigheter och genom lagar och förordningar, oftast som skrivna instruktioner.
Social Control, Formal
Formell social kontroll
Engelsk definition
Control which is exerted by the more stable organizations of society, such as established institutions and the law. They are ordinarily embodied in definite codes, usually written.
Svenska synonymer
Social kontroll — Reglering
Engelska synonymer
Formal Social Control — Formal Social Controls — Social Control — Control, Social — Controls, Social — Social Controls — Regulation — Regulations