-Internal forms of social control Flashcards
(7 cards)
what is social control as a whole?
Societal pressures to persuade or compel members of society to conform to rules -involves any strategy to prevent human deviance
what does internal SC regulate?
our own behaviour in accordance with accepted forms.
what internal forms may make an individual abide by the law?
upbringing, conscience, family
Give an example of rational ideology in crime?
a person wouldnt speed or drive onn the phone as it is right and proper - will protect the public - moral conscience
how can tradition impact internal social control?
Religion or culture, q persons religious upbringing may cause them to follow rules and as a result be less likely to fall into crime
how can internalisation impact internal social control?
the rules we follow becpome part of out inner self and personalitty, start as things outside of us, working out what is right from wrong.
give an example of internalisation in criminality ?
queue jumping, people believe it is the right thing to do