AC 2.1 Explain Forms of Social Control Flashcards
Define Internal form of social control
Something that control’s our behaviour from within us
Define External form of social control
Control our behaviour through social agencies
(int) Religion
prevents us acting against our faith
(int) Upbringing
internalise parents values and attitudes
(int) Traditions
a set of behaviour that we prescribe to
(int) Conscience
inflicts guilt if act against values and do deviant acts (Freud)
(int) Rational Ideology
internalise society’s rules to decide what it right/wrong
(int) Internalisation of social rules
how to behave in certain situations
(ext) Agencies of social control
e.g. police, school/college, council
(ext) Criminal Justice System
avoid punishment, oblige us to report car accidents (Road Traffic Act)
(ext) Coercion
persuaded/manipulated to do something (Right Realism)
(ext) Fear of Punishment
from parents, teachers, police… (Neg Reinforcement - Behaviourism)
(ext) Behaviour Reinforcement
(Positive/Negative) - (Behaviourism)
Walter Reckless Containment Theory
Suggests that internal and external containment prevents us from committing crimes.
- Inner containment comes from our families through socialisation
- Outer containment comes from comes from external forces like the laws of society and our social groups
Travis Hirschi Social Bond Theory
- In order to refrain from criminal behaviour, people must form social bonds
- If a person has weak social bonds, they are likely to commit deviant behaviour
