The Meaning of Social Control -Peter Berger

           First Social Control refers to social mechanisms that regulate individual and group behavior.Every society must have harmony and unity, without it no society could remain in existence.It can be expressed through laws, rules and also regulation. Social Control is an influence that can be exerted through public opinion or religion.

          In this society we need social control because without it there would be chaos. Everything is a form of structure which can fall back on social control.People who live in small neighborhoods or towns sometimes complain about the feeling about being watched by other people.They feel that if they don't behave according to the social norm, they will be talked about. 
         Social structure is something we experience everyday. Chapter 4 explains it all. Everything doesn't stay the same, our behavior might be the only thing that stays the same. Chapter 4 helps us understand other people according to patterns of social structure.