social control--means

[out of place]

hello friends;

can anyone tell us what are the internal and external means of social control?


kindly enlighten..


thanks

[Sociologist PU]

I know two means of social control as studied in Criminology.

1- formal
2- Non-formal

In formal mean, we include Police, courts, jails and other law enforcing agencies.

In non-formal, we have family, school, social group, religion and culture.

i think, here they mean by internal mean as non-formal and by external as formal means.

[out of place]

thnx sociologist as always...

This question is from CSS year 2001.

It seems pretty much like it..... As internal emanates from within us like norms, values, culture etc so it has to b the informal one.
whereas external has to be imposed by an external agency and that includes laws, police , courts etc...so formal.

thanks again....

[Anousha]

any examples of both formal and informal with reference to Pakistan ?

[Buddha]

Formal: Law enforcement agencies, disciplinary committees in schools, Jirga and Panchayat
Informal: Family values, cultural and religious values and all the unwritten rules of social behavior e.g. Yeh na kero please, acha nahi lagata!

[The Manager]

Originally Posted by out of place

hello friends;

can anyone tell us what are the internal and external means of social control?


kindly enlighten..


thanks

The ways and means used as a process for conformity of the individuals to the social fabric in terms of laws, norms & values etc is termed as social control.
The are two kinds of social control:
1- Formal
2- In-formal.