sociology - social control

1. SOCIAL CONTROL
SUB : BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE
TOPIC : SOCIOLOGY - SOCIAL CONTROL
BY
P.THIRUNAGALINGA PANDIYAN M.Sc.,(N) M.A.,(Sociology)

2. Introduction
social control is nothing but control of the society over
individuals.
 In order to maintain the organization and the order of the
society, man has to be kept under some sort of control.
This control is necessary in order to have desired
behaviour from the individual and enable him to develop
social qualities.

3. Definition
 Social control is a social process by which the
individual is made group responsive and by which
social organization is built and maintained.
 – Landis

4. Need of Social Control
1. Reestablishing the Old Social System
The main need of the social control is to keep the
existing order and maintain our old traditional
system.

5. Need of Social Control
2. Regulation of Individual Social Behaviour
Social control is necessary in order to regulate the
individual behaviour in accordance with the social
objectives and social values.

6. Need of Social Control
3. Obedience to Social Decisions
Society takes certain decisions. These decisions are
taken in order to maintain and upheld the values of
the society.
Through social control attempt is made to get the
social decision obeyed.

7. Need of Social Control
4. To Establish Social Unity
Unity is not possible without social control.
Social control regulates the behaviour of individuals
in accordance with established norms which brings
uniformity of behaviour and brings unity among the
individuals.

8. Need of Social Control
5. To bring Solidarity
Social control is to create the feeling of solidarity in
the minds of people

9. Need of Social Control
6. To bring Conformity in Society
Social control is intended to bring about uniformity in
the behaviour of the individual members of the
society and to bring about different types of
conformities in their societies.

10. Types or Forms of Social Control
(a) Direct social control
That type of social control which directly regulates and
controls the behaviour of the individual is called Direct
Social Control.
This type of control is to be found in family,
neighborhood, play-groups and other types of primary
groups.
 Eg parents, and teachers, control the behaviour of the
students.

11. Types or Forms of Social Control
(b) Indirect social control
In this type of social control distant factors keep control
over the behaviour of the individual. Such a type of
control is exercised by secondary groups through
customs and traditions
Eg : Remove chapels when enter into temple or church

12. Types or Forms of Social Control
 (c) Positive social control
In this type of social control positive steps such as
reward, the policy of appreciation etc. are used for
keeping the person under control.
Eg Announcing prize for the person wear mask
regularly

13. Types or Forms of Social Control
(d) Negative social control
This is just reverse of the positive form of social
control. In this form of social control is achieved by
the punishment
Eg Announcing penalty for the person
does not wear mask regularly

14. Types or Forms of Social Control
(e) Formal social control
This type of social control is exercised by known and
deliberate agencies of social control, such as law,
and government
Eg Traffic rules

15. Types or Forms of Social Control
(f) Informal social control
These agencies of Social Control have grown
according to the needs of the society
Eg local Rules of native festivals

16. AGENCIES OF SOCIAL CONTROL
LEGAL SYSTEM
Legal system includes law, legislations, rules which
is established by the government and it is a powerful
means of social control.
All should obey the law. If we violate the law then we
will punish according to the law

17. AGENCIES OF SOCIAL CONTROL
Education
Education is a great vehicle of social control.
Education inculcates moral, intellectual and social
values in individuals. It imparts a sense of continuity.
 It gives the social vision of uniformity to the
individual and fits him for social role.

18. AGENCIES OF SOCIAL CONTROL
Family
Family is a very important instrument agency of
social control. Family prescribes rules and
regulations that the members have to follow. These
rules and regulations form a part of social control.

19. AGENCIES OF SOCIAL CONTROL
State
The state, as the society’s overall regulative system,
is the chief agency of social control.
It exercises control over its members through
legislations, the police,

20. AGENCIES OF SOCIAL CONTROL
Religion
Religion is powerful agency of social control.
Members of the religion follows the certain rules and
regulations of particular religion

21. AGENCIES OF SOCIAL CONTROL
Folkways
Folkways are the recognized way of behaving in the
society which occur spontaneously and
unconsciously eg: daily bath, worship of god.
It is ways of human behaviour in the day to day life

22. AGENCIES OF SOCIAL CONTROL
Norms
Norms are standard behaviour followed by the group
members based on validity of perceptions
Norms bring the control and cooperation among the
members
Norms describes the accepted and unwanted behaviour

23. AGENCIES OF SOCIAL CONTROL
Values
The cultural standards of a society are called social
values. eg non violence and charity
 basement of the value is culture
Eg Indian values are based on Indian culture

24. AGENCIES OF SOCIAL CONTROL
Mores
Mores are standardized and regulators of human
behaviour . (the term mores derived from the Latin
word mos means customs) .
 Mores judge the human behaviour as right or wrong
Mores are included in the law of the nation

25. AGENCIES OF SOCIAL CONTROL
Customs
Customs are established and accepted forms of human
practices.
Customs are old and traditional
Customs are controlling the nature
Customs regulate the human behaviour

26. AGENCIES OF SOCIAL CONTROL
Fashion
Fashion is the form of style and survive only for the short
time.
The style adopted by the group of people becomes
fashion. It is constantly changing and influencing the
individual
Eg Wearing Jeans and T shirt