AC2.1 Explain focus of social control

Question 1

what is social control?

Answer 1

persuading people to conform to society’s norms, laws and expectations

Question 2

what are the two forms of social control?

Answer 2

internal forms
external forms

Question 3

what is an internal form of social control?

Answer 3

controls over our behaviour that come from within ourselves - from our personalities and values

Question 4

internal forms of social control

Answer 4

religion
culture
upbringing
tradition
conscience
socialisation
rational ideology

Question 5

religion as a form of internal social control

Answer 5

individuals follow religious traditions that they have been raised in
e.g. Muslim tradition of fasting during Ramadan

Question 6

culture as a form of internal social control

Answer 6

the culture we belong to becomes part of us through socialisation

Question 7

upbringing as a form of internal social control

Answer 7

parental authority has a major influence on why we abide by the law
they teach us what is right and wrong

Question 8

traditions as a form of internal social control

Answer 8

linked to our upbringing, traditions have conditioned us to know how to behave and not to commit crimes

Question 9

Sigmund Freud - conscience as a form of internal social control

Answer 9

we conform to society’s expectations and obey its rules because our superego tells us to do so
the superego tells us what is right and wrong and inflicts guilt feelings on us if we fail to do as it urges
superego develops through early socialisation

our conscience tells we shouldn’t commit crime as it is wrong. your conscience with feelings of guilt from within guides you to follow laws

Question 10

what is the function of the superego?

Answer 10

restrain the selfish urges of the id

Question 11

socialisation as a form of internal social control

Answer 11

internalise rules through the process of socialisation
society’s rules and moral codes become our own personal rules and moral code

e.g. parents, institutions, religion

Question 12

rational ideology as a form of internal social control

Answer 12

we internalise social rules and use them to tell us what is right/wrong. this helps us keep within the law

Question 13

what is an external form of social control?

Answer 13

society has external forms of social control that aim to ensure we conform to its expectations and keep to its rules. society does this through agencies of social control