Social Control In Psychology Flashcards
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Social control
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The psychological regulation of an individual or groups behaviour so they comply with social norms and structures
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Ethical implications
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Questioned as to who should have the power to control the behaviour of other individuals and raises issues with freedom and choice
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Formal control
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Regulation imposed or implemented by the government such as police investigations, surveillance, asserts and court sanctions
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Informal control
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Methods used to society to pressure an individual to behave a certain way without resource to formal mechanism such ass families, schools, religion and mass media
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Technical control
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Use of technologies to monitor behaviour such as surveillance and GPS tracking
