social control Flashcards

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what are social control

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it is the regulation of individual of group behavior by enforcing compliance or conformity to established norms or expectations.

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Thomas Hobbes

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  • he proposed the idea of social control and argues that in a society of self-interested individuals, a greater power(the state) is needed to prevent deterioration into a war of all against all.
  • Individuals will agree to give up some of their freedoms by obeying the law of the state and the state will protect the individuals
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