AC2.1 Flashcards
(28 cards)
What is meant by social order?
People behaviour following similar patterns and sticking within what the majority see as acceptable
What is meant by social control?
Getting people to behave in the way you want them to even if they don’t want to
Persuading and compelling people to follow societys norms and laws
Why is it better for society to get people to maintain social control?
Its easier and cheaper to convince people to do the right thing then to force or punish for doing the wrong thing
Where does freud propose our notion of moral conscience comes from?
The superego which incorporates the morals and values of society
What is rational ideology?
A set of ideas that are dominant in society
What is internal social control?
Regulating your behaviour in accordance with accepted forms
What does internal control allow?
Internalisation of social rules and morality
What are three forms of internal controls?
Moral conscience, traditions and culture, internalisation of social rules and morality
What is external social control?
Forces that operate in society that can make you do things
What are some examples of agencies of informal social control?
Family, education, media, peers
What is the primary function of agencies of informal control?
Not to socially control us
What are some examples of agencies of formal social control?
Police, probation service, prison service
What is coercion?
Use of force to make someone behave a certain way. e.g up till 1980s schools could use corporal punishment legally
How may fear of punishment allow social control?
It could be seen as shameful and humiliating to people, preventing them from committing crime
What is punishment often used as?
Deterrence
What are the two types deterrence?
Individual deterrence and general deterrence
What is individual deterrence?
When an individual receives punishment for a crime in the hope it will prevent them from reoffending
What is general deterrence?
Punishing offenders in the hopes of discouraging society from committing crimes as they see there is a punishment
What developed one the control theory?
Travis Hirshi
What does the control theory argue?
Most people don’t commit crime because of the controls society puts in place
What did Hirshi argue?
We form strong bonds with society which prevent us from committing crime
What are the bonds we form in society?
Attachment to goals, beliefs in norms and values based on socialisation, commitment to community and involvement in groups
What is attachment to goals?
If we commit crimes we are less likely to achieve our goals
What is belief in norms and values based on socialisation?
Commitment to norms and values of society
