AC 2.1 Flashcards
Explain forms of social control
What is social control?
Action taken to help achieve conformity.
What does it mean when social control is internal?
It comes from within, own sense of right and wrong.
Frued - internal social control
Moral conscious, the ego tells us to conform and the superego acts as morality principle which generates guilt.
Tradition and culture - internal social control?
Culture becomes part of someones personality, where members come to eccept norms, traditions and customs which makes us conform to rules
internalisation - internal social control?
When we take part in society we are socialised and overtime we internalise these norms and values and use them to tell us right and wrong. E.g school, clubs etc
Family - external social control
Reward for good behaviour e.g pocket money, punish for bad behaviour e.g grounding
School - external social control
Have rules you are obliged to follow - detentions for being late
Religion - external social control
Have rules you have to follow or you will face consequences e.g follow 10 commandments or go to hell
Public opinion - external social control
Conforming in fear of not fitting into society, having a bad public image
What is Hirschi’s control theory about?
Social bonds that pull people away from crime they would otherwise commit
Attachment - Hirschi control theory
The more attached we are, the more we respect their norms and therefore do not break them
Commitment - Hirschi control theory
How committed we are to conventional goals e.g education, job
Involvement - Hirschi control theory
The more time spent in law abiding activities, the less time and energy available to commit crime e.g sports
Beliefs - Hirschi control theory
If someone is socialised to believe that they should obey the law
