2.1 Explain forms of social control Flashcards
(6 cards)
What is internal social control?
How we control ourselves from within and what we believe is right and wrong leading to us conforming to rules or breaking them
What are the key forms of internal social control?
- Moral conscience + superego – Freud - we conform to rules as our superego tells us too, developed in early socialisation, restrains selfish urges of the id.
- Tradition - religion, e.g. Fasting during Ramadan
What are some agencies involved in external social control?
parents, friends, teachers – links to skinner’s operant learning theory as Behavorial re-enforcement will deter undesired behaviour
How is external social control in relation to the CJS?
- Police stop + search, CPS prosecutions, judges give sentences, - positive sanction = plea bargaining
- Coercion - police have been known to force confessions e.g. the Birmingham 6
What 4 aspects influence an individuals relationship with law?
- Attachment – the more attached the more we care about opinions and are likely to respect norms
- Commitment – the more committed we are to conventional goals like a good job, the more likely we’ll have a conventional lifestyle away from crime
- Involvement – the more involved we are in law abiding activities like sport the less energy you must commit crime
- Beliefs - if you’ve been socialised to obey the law, you’re less likely to break it
Parenting - what 3 things should parents do (Riley and Shaw)
- involve themselves and spend time with their children
- take interest in their lives
- show strong disapproval to crime