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Internal forms of social control
Internal forms of social control
Moral conscience or superego
Moral conscience or superego
Tradition and culture
Tradition and culture
Socialisation
Socialisation
This video considers the influences acting upon individuals as they grow up. As you watch it you can think about answering the following questions:
1. What is socialisation and what do we learn through socialisation?
2. What are agents of socialisation?
3. Briefly explain why the family is an important agent of socialisation. What does it teach us?
4. How do visits to the doctor differ as between wealthy parents and ‘less fortunate’ parents? What are the implications of the differences for the future development of the children?
5. What do schools teach us in addition to the curriculum subjects? Give an example.
6. Briefly explain how our peers influence us.
7. Briefly explain the role of the mass media in the process of socialisation.
Internalisation of social rules and morality
Internalisation of social rules and morality
External forms of social control
External forms of social control
Agencies of social control
Agencies of social control
The criminal justice system
The criminal justice system
The criminal justice system has several different agencies within it - each with differing powers to use formal legal rules aimed at achieving social control
Police
Police
Examples of powers to use formal legal sanctions against individuals in an attempt to make them conform to society's law include:
stop and search
arrest
detain and question
Crown Prosecution Service
Crown Prosecution Service
Examples of powers to use formal legal sanctions against individuals in an attempt to make them conform to society's law include:
charging a suspect
prosecuting a suspect
Judges and Magistrates
Judges and Magistrates
Examples of powers to use formal legal sanctions against individuals in an attempt to make them conform to society's law include:
granting bail
remanding in custody
sentence the guilty to a variety of punishments
The Prison Service
The Prison Service
Examples of powers to use formal legal sanctions against individuals in an attempt to make them conform to society's law include:
detaining prisoners against their will for the duration of their sentence
punishing prisoners'' misbehaviour (e.g. solitary confinement)
Coercion
Coercion
Definition: the practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.
Coercion
Coercion is the use of force to achieve a desired end. It may be physical or non-violent. It is the ultimate means of social control when all other means fail. Physical coercion may take the form of bodily injury, imprisonment and death penalty. Physical coercion is without doubt the lowest form of social control. Societies would least desire to use it. If a society has to depend on external force it shows its weakness rather than strength in social control.
Nonviolent coercion consists of strike; boycott and non-cooperation. The students may go on strike to ensure better hostel facilities. Boycott is the withholding of social or economic interaction with others to express disapproval and to force acceptance of demands. Non co-operation is refusal to cooperate. The teachers may refuse to cooperate with the management over the payment of salaries. Non-violent coercion can be a successful way of effecting social control.
Fear of punishment
Fear of punishment
Control theory
Control theory
Many criminological theories examine why people commit crime. Control theorists examine the opposite - why do people obey the law?
Many criminological theories examine why people commit crime. Control theorists examine the opposite - why do people obey the law?
Parenting and social control
Parenting and social control
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Walter Reckless - Containment theory
Walter Reckless - Containment theory
Feminists and control theory
Feminists and control theory
Extra materials
Extra materials
Forms of social control - Evaluating 'smarter crime control' models
Forms of social control - Evaluating 'smarter crime control' models
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