Meaning of Social Control: If life were static and its values remained harmonized by the absence of any element of change in them, the condition would speak of such a state of solidarity in society that no concept of social control would be required for any consideration. But truth, human life is marked by dynamism and, certain dominant values in [...]
The following are the agencies of social control in India: (I) Custom, (II) Folkways and Folkmores, (III) Law, (IV) Religion and (V) Education. I. Custom: Custom denotes habit not in the sense an individual acquires a habit. It is a social habit in the sense that once the members of a group form a habit, it becomes a recognized custom [...]
Useful notes on the Meaning of Social Control! When we use the term 'control' the idea which generally comes to our mind is one of policemen, law courts, prison and laws; of force and coercion. While these elements have a relevance in control, the term social control is used by sociologists in a broad sense. Social control has been defined [...]