Understanding Social Control
Social control is all about persuading people to conform to society's rules, laws, and expectations. Think of it as society's way of keeping everyone in line without chaos breaking out.
There are two main ways this happens: internal and external forms of social control. Internal control comes from factors within us - like our values, personality, and moral compass. External control involves outside forces like schools, police, and courts that impose rules on us.
Control theory explains how these different mechanisms work together to influence our behaviour. It's basically the study of why most people choose to follow society's rules rather than break them.
💡 Quick tip: Think about why you follow traffic lights even when no one's watching - that's internal social control at work!




