Examples of social control?

Question

Examples of social control?

Answer 1

This was a point i heard Tony Benn talk about on "Sicko"...

"Keeping people hopeless and pessimistic - see I think there are two ways in which people are controlled - first of all frighten people and secondly demoralize them. An educated, healthy and confident nation is harder to govern. "

Answer 2

criminal punishment, diversification tactics, political supression. ^_^

Answer 3

Examples of social control:  laws and the enforcement of laws, jails, prisons, etc.  

Social controls involve sanctions (reinforcement) for positive behavior and deterrents for negative behavior.  Sanctions for positive behavior:  awards, pay raises, promotions, trophies, recommendations, etc.

Answer 4

n**i Social Control:

(a) Control of mass media.

All the means of communication were monopolized by the government. The press and the cinema had to show pictures glorifying the n**i movements..

(b) Control of education.

Education, from kindergarten to university, was a toll for indoctrinating the young. Boys (10-18 years old) were sent to the Hitler Youth, girls (10-18 years old) to the Hitler Maidens. School textbooks were re-written along n**i lines (e.g. race study was emphasized). University professors were required to wear swastika and take an oath of allegiance to Hitler.

(c) Crushing of discontent. Hitler also made use of the S. S. (Hitler's elite body-guard) to execute many of his political opponents and put them into the concentration camps.

By doing all of this, the n**i's were able to gain control over the German people into believing and conforming to Hitler's beliefs and attitudes and seeing them as right and logical.

Answer 5

Examples of Social Control:

Spatial Deconcentration - a policy/theory explored after the urban riots of the 60s in order to control poor and minority uprisings. 2

Incarceration is one of the more blatant tools of social control. The United States has the hightest rate of incarceration of any country in the world. The “justice system” disproportionally affects poor and minority citizens.

“If we understand the mechanism and motives of the group mind, is it not possible to control and regiment the masses according to our will without their knowing about it?” - Edward Bernays, “the father of public relations” 3

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