The Role Of Agencies In Social Control Flashcards
What is social control?
Enforcement of conformity by society upon members
What are internal forms of social control
Self centred and morally right
What is Freud’s theory of internal social control
A weakly developed superego
A too unforgiving superego
A deviant superego
What is a limitation of internal social control
Tradition and culture is part of our personality
How do we form an internal social control
Socialisation
Rational ideology
What does Kohlberg suggest about internal forms of social control
- Punishment
- Pleasure
- Acting good
- Authority
- Social
- Morality
Give a case example of social control applied to crime
James Bulger - criminal responsibility age of 10
What are external forms of social control
Family, education, religion, media
How do criminal justice agencies act as a form of external social control
Police - coercion
Cps - reinforce
Judges - prison punishment
What supports external forms of social control
Functionalism
Marxism
Social learning theory
What are control theories
Hirschi - bond theory
Parenting
Walter Reckless
Feminism - sex role theory
Real world example of control theories
Singapore city of rules - zero tolerance policing
Limitations of control theories
Benefit the ruling class
Criminalise everyday life
