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Question 1

What are internal forms of social control

Answer 1

What we personally believe is right/ wrong

Question 2

What are two examples of internal social control

Answer 2

Freud- superego= moral part of personality that challenges our Id’s selfish urges
Tradition/culture- e.g. Muslims fast during Ramadan

Question 3

External forms of social control- what are agencies of social control- give 3 examples

Answer 3

Organisations that try to make us behave in certain ways through operant conditioning
Parents- ground children to punish
Friends- give verbal praise
Teachers- give out detentions

Question 4

What is coercion- give an example

Answer 4

Making someone do/ stop doing something with threat/ force
E.g. threat of prison deters people from offending

Question 5

What is the key question for control theorists

Answer 5

Why do people obey the law?

Question 6

What are the 4 elements of an individual’s bond to society

Answer 6

Attachment- the more attached you are to society, the more likely you are to care about their opinion of you- less likely to breach norms
Commitment- more committed to living normal life
Involvement- more involved you are with regular activities= less time to offend
Beliefs- if we believe the law is right we are less likely to offend

Question 7

Parenting - what’s 3 things parents should do (Riley and Shaw)

Answer 7

Involve themselves and spend time with their teenager
Take interest in school/ social life
Show strong disapproval of crime