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Social Control, Informal

Known as: Informal Social Controls, Informal Social Control, Social Controls, Informal 
Those forms of control which are exerted in less concrete and tangible ways, as through folkways, mores, conventions, and public sentiment.
National Institutes of Health

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2015
2015
Do family order and neighbor intervention against intimate partner violence protect children from abuse? Findings from Kathmandu.
Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Neighborhood informal social control and child maltreatment: A comparison of protective and punitive approaches.
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Affect regulation and prevention of risky behaviors.
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2010
2010
Recidivist drink drivers' self-reported reasons for driving whilst unlicensed--a qualitative analysis.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
A Geographic Information Systems and cellular automata-based model of informal settlement growth
There exists a vital need to increase our understanding of the fast-growing informal settlements (IS) within the burgeoning mega… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The Impact of Formal and Informal Social Controls on the Criminal Activities of Probationers
The monthly self-reported criminal activities, risk behaviors, and local life circumstances of offenders who began sentences of… 
2002
2002
Monitoring of Urban Growth of Informal Settlements (IS) and Population Estimation from Aerial Photography and Satellite Imaging
In the last 50 years the shape of cities has changed dramatically. People have started to migrate from rural areas, attracted by… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
An 11-year follow-up of a network of cocaine users.
This paper presents findings from an exploratory 11-year follow-up study of a small network of cocaine users. These findings… 
1981
1981
Sociobiology and informal social controls of drinking: findings from two charismatic sects.
SuMMAaY. Group cohesiveness, conformity to group norms, psychological wellbeing and decreased drinking in members of the Divine… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
How Jews avoid alcohol problems.
Twenty-five years have passed since the last major study of Jewish drinking patterns. During that time Jews have drifted away… 
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