Internal social control

• Internal social control: the motive comes from inside the person
• forms of internal social control:

  • religion
  • rational ideology
  • internalisation of social rules
  • morality
  • tradition
• tradition/culture: an internal form of social control that is linked to the way that we get our individual/internal set of moral principles

  e.g.: the 10 commandments in Christianity/judaism

  belonging to a community with particular cultural values is an important part of internal self control
• rational ideology: our set of beliefs that guide/influence our decision making and behaviour

  e.g.: upbringing, parental influence

  they start off as forces outside of us, but gradually become more internalised through socialisation

  the family/community we belong to influences us/becomes a part of us and how we see the world
• Religion: a major influence on how we behave as we are guided by the moral codes it puts forward for us to follow
• Give an example of an internal form of social control

  Tradition, culture, religion
• Give an example of a moral code that religion puts forward

  The 10 commandments - Christianity and Judaism
• Upbringing: the treatment and instruction received by a child from its parents throughout its childhood
• Conscience: our moral compass,/conscience tells us we shouldn’t commit crime because it’s wrong

  is also linked to our upbringing/tradition
• internalisation of social rules: external influences gradually become our way of thinking, so we can work out for ourselves what is right and wrong