In the previous images we see two examples of Social Control through a formal mechanism.
Social Control can be defined as The formal and informal mechanisms used to elicit conformity to values and norms and thus promote social cohesion.

The sign on the left specifies rules and regulations for on-campus parking. it includes times and days where parking may or may not be allowed and criteria that must be met. Parking violations may not be socially frowned upon, nor are they rooted in our values and norms, but they are still heavily regulated, especially here in the U.S. as a car-centric society. The sign on the right, however, deals with smoking.

In modern society smoking has gradually become a taboo act, and even more so here in the State of Utah. Smokers can be seen as deviant from the norm, and authorities are constantly pushing for regulations that discourage the act. The sign on the right is an example of that.
As someone who used to be a social smoker and lives on-campus, this sign helps me refrain from going back to smoking for as long as I stay on-campus.

As a student living on-campus my only dining options past 10 are either the Taco Bell or the McDonald's across from campus. McDonald's stands as one of the biggest examples of cultural imperialism.
Cultural Imperialism is defined as the imposition of one culture’s beliefs and practices on another culture through media and consumer products rather than by military force.
The American fast food chain operates in 120 countries and territories, nevertheless, my home country is not one of them. Being cut out from the modern world we have had very little influence from western brands and thus have never had the concept of fast food. Our food culture had therefore taken on a different shape.

This was a poster for an on-campus event that I attended, it seemed like a comical example of counterculture, and while it may not be text book example, it was a fun attempt at breaking the norm and what may be considered correct. The text book defines counterculture as a group within society that openly rejects or actively opposes society’s values and norms.

Although there is no deviance from society through this event as having breakfast for dinner would be seen as a personal freedom and choice, but I believe it shows that we naturally like rebelling and challenging the routine and predictable. And perhaps this is how new culture would eventually emerge, and be subsequently challenged and opposed.

This is a picture that I dearly love. It was taken during a workshop that hosted students from over 60 countries that I was part of. It shows how small the world has become that so many people from so many backgrounds can come together to make friends and share their culture with each other. As Marshall McLuhan would describe it a Global Village, or the way that new communication technologies override barriers of space and time, joining together people all over the globe.Perhaps the technologies in this case is modern and accessible modes of transport that have allowed us all to come together and socialize. And more so assisted by the widespread use of English that served as a common language we could all communicate in.