Nye focused on the family unit as a source of control and specified three types of control:
(1) direct control, or the use of punishments and rewards to incentivize particular
behaviors; (2) indirect control, or the affectionate identification with individuals who adhere to social norms; and (3) internal control, or …
Two Types of Social Control
Social control tends to take two forms:
informal or formal
. Informal social control involves conformity to the norms and values of society as well as adoption of a belief system learned through the process of socialization. … Rewards and punishment enforce informal social control.
Examples of formal social control include
the government
. The government uses laws and courts to exercise social control. The government tries to protect those following the rules and capture and punish those who do not. Governmental social control goes beyond the legal system.
Formal social controls are those that are based on laws. They are enforced by all sorts of government agencies such as the police, judicial courts and regulation agencies. Examples of this type of social control are
policing, judicial sanctions and regulatory policies
.
- (a) Direct social control:
- (b) Indirect social control:
- (a) Organised social control:
- (b) Unorganised social control:
- (c) Spontaneous social control:
- (d) More spontaneous social control:
- (a) Positive social control:
- (b) Negative social control:
Nye focused on the family unit as a source of control and specified three types of control:
(1) direct control, or the use of punishments
and rewards to incentivize particular behaviors; (2) indirect control, or the affectionate identification with individuals who adhere to social norms; and (3) internal control, or …
Social control is the study of the mechanisms, in the form of patterns of pressure, through which society maintains social order and cohesion. … Social control is typically employed by
group members in response to anyone it considers deviant, problematic, threatening, or undesirable
, with the goal of ensuring conformity.
DIRECT SOCIAL CONTROL:
The attempts to punish or neutralize–render powerless–organizations or individuals who deviate from society’s norms
.
For an orderly social life social control is necessary. The aims of social control are
to bring out conformity, solidarity and continuity of a particular group or society
. … Social control regulates behavior in accordance with established norms which brings uniformity of behavior and leads to unity among the individuals.
- It is an influence exerted through social suggestions, public opinion, religion and appeal.
- Influence is exercised by society bitterly than a single person or individual, such groups may be in the form of a family, union, club etc.
The most effective form of social control is not laws, police, and jails. Rather, it is
the internalization of the moral codes by the members of society
.
Family is
an important agency of social control
. It is the first place where an individual is socialized. He learns various methods of living, behavior patterns, convention etc. Through these, mechanism family forces the individual to conform the custom, folkways and modes of the group.
Agents of social control could be defined generally as
any person or group of persons who attempts to manipulate the behavior of others through the use of formal or informal sanctions or rewards
. The importance of social control in any society is obvious.
Types of Social Control Society makes use of various means of social control depending upon the time and social situation for the realization of its purpose.
Formal control Law, legislation, military force, police force, administrative devices, political, educational, economic
(industry) etc.
The concept of negative social control covers
systematic attempts to enforce norms –including in the family
– that restrict individual freedom and rights under the law and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. … Negative social control can lead to honour-related psychological and physical violence.
Social control in general has been found to have
positive effects on health behavior
while being negatively related to well-being. … It is positive rather than negative control that seem to have the intended effects on behavior without resulting in emotional costs.
