Sociologists refer to the set of mechanisms that creates compliance to norms as which of the following?
A) law enforcement
B) big brother
C) social control
D) laws

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Social control refers to the various techniques and strategies used to encourage conformity to normative standards. This can include both formal institutions like law enforcement and informal mechanisms like socialization and peer pressure. While laws and law enforcement can be part of social control, they are not the only or exclusive means by which compliance to norms is achieved. "Big brother" is a reference to the fictional character from George Orwell's 1984 and is not a sociological concept.

Sociologists Refer to the Set of Mechanisms That Creates Compliance