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AC 2.1 - Forms of Social Control - Coggle Diagram
AC 2.1 - Forms of Social Control
Internal Forms
Rational Ideology
Freud says out superego acts as a moral conscience and gives us a sense of right and wrong
One's conscience guides them to follow laws.
a strong superego may be a factor as to why people follow rules and laws.
Tradition/Culture
Traditional norms and values may be enforced by parents and family when growing up
Certain norms and values learnt may enforce one to not break the law
Internalisation of social rules
Rules and morals internalised from
agencies of social control
When we agrees with and believes in a certain set of social rules we are more likely to abide to them.
External Forms
Coercion
Can be physical or phycological
Prisons use this with their threat of loss of liberty
Bodily injury, strikes, imprisonment
Fear of Punishment
Using punishment as a deterrent to stop people offending
Individual & General deterrent
Agencies of social control
Primary Agencies
Parents, family
Secondary Agencies
Work colleagues, school peers