WJEC Criminology Unit 4 AC2.1 - Forms of social control Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers

How do people learn internal forms of social control? Correct Answer Through agents of socialisation. -Family : help children internalise the norms of society. -Failure to socialise leads to deviant behaviours. How are norms internalised,and how does this link to external social control? Correct Answer -When the norms of society are accepted as valid,they are internalised,so a person feels guilty if they break the norms -As there are always some people who don't accept the legitimacy of norms,society turns to external social control. Describe internal social control (6) Correct Answer -Social control refers to methods which prevent criminal behaviour in society -Regulating one's own behaviour in accordance with accepted norms -Allows for the internalisation of social rules and morality (queuing) -Rational ideology : conscience guides people to follow laws due to feelings of guilt and anxiety (example : do not steal due to conscience) -Links to tradition and religion - ensure we conform by accepting cultural norms as part of identity (Ten Commandments act as moral compass) How does internal social control link to Freud's psychoanalytical theory? Correct Answer Superego develops through socialisation - 'internalised parent' Id could lead to criminal behaviour but superego restrains selfish desires of id,behave in socially acceptable ways