Internal

Question 1

What are the internal forms of social control?

Answer 1

• Internalisation of social rules.
• Conscience.
• Tradition and Culture.

Question 2

What is internalisation of social rules?

Answer 2

• Traditions and superego become part of our inner self through socialisation so we conform willingly to social norms.
• Rational Ideology: We internalise social rules to tell us what’s right and wrong.

Question 3

What is our conscience?

Answer 3

Freuds Psychiatric Theory:
- Our superego tells us to conform to rules of society by telling us what’s right and wrong.
- This develops through socialisation and our superego tells us to excersize social control.

Question 4

What is tradition and culture?

Answer 4

• People learn and accept values, norms and traditions through socialisation.
• Religious people follow traditions and beliefs e.g. 10 commandments with christianity.
• Conforming to traditions shapes peoples identity and accepts them into a community.