AC2.1 - Forms of Social Control Flashcards
(13 cards)
What are 3 forms of internal social control?
Super Ego
Tradition
Rational Ideology (Upbringing & Family)
How does the Super Ego act as a form of internal social control?
It makes us feel guilt, or forecasts that we will feel guilt, if we take certain actions. This guilt makes us less likely to perform that act
How does Tradition act as a form of internal social control?
Tradition involves internalised, culture specific, norms and values that will have been drilled into people of that culture over time
How does Rational Ideology (Upbringing & Family) act as a form of internal social control?
The process of us internalising the social rules and using them to decide what is right and wrong
What are 3 forms of external social control?
Agents of Social Control
Criminal Justice System
Coercion/Fear of Punishment
How do the Agents of Social Control act as a form of external social control?
Negative and positive sanctions are handed out varying on the desirability of behaviour exhibited to try and influence behaviour, like Skinner’s Operant Learning Theory
How does the Criminal Justice System act as a form of external social control?
Highly trained professionals come together in a long ordeal to deem the guilt of an individual and the subsequent action necessary in order to best prevent future criminal action
How does Coercion/Fear of Punishment act as a form of external social control?
The use of verbalised, or non verbalised but implied, threat to make someone do as you want
What are the 4 components of Hirschi’s Social Bond Theory?
Attachment, Involvement, Commitment, and Belief
What is Attachment in relation to the Social Bond Theory?
The more attached we are to others, the more likely we are to follow their norms
What is Involvement in relation to the Social Bond Theory?
The more involved we are in conventional, law-abiding activities such as studying, or participating in sports, the less time and energy we have for committing crime
What is Commitment in relation to the Social Bond Theory?
The more we are committed to a conventional lifestyle (succeeding and getting a good job) the more we risk losing by getting involved in crime
What is Belief in relation to the Social Bond Theory?
If we have been socialised to believe it is right to obey the law, we are less likely to break it
