informal and formal

School

Formal rules

Formal education is classroom-based, provided by trained teachers

Informal rule

Informal education happens outside the classroom, in after-school programs, community-based organizations, museums, libraries, or at home.

Informal rules

Society

Formal

Formal social control is implemented by authorized agents including police officers, employers, military officers, and others. It is carried out as a last option at some places when the desired behavior is not possible through informal social control. The situations and severity where formal control is practiced varies with countries.

Informal

It is exercised by a society without stating any rules or laws. It is expressed through norms and customs. Social control is performed by informal agents on their own in an unofficial capacity. Traditional societies mostly embed informal social control culture to establish social order.

Friends

Formal

Formal friend has never seen you cry.

Informal

informal friend has shoulders soggy from your tears.

Family

Formal

Gathering information from families about their informal and formal supports is essential to identify which supports can help family members achieve desired outcomes for their child and themselves. Early intervention can also help families strengthen their informal and formal supports. Team members work with families to identify current supports and future support needs.

Informal

Information gathered about a family's informal and formal supports is important when developing or revising IFSP outcomes, short-term goals, and strategies because it helps the team identify the people and resources available to support