Role of family and religion as a means of social control
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Social control can be defined as a system of ‘measures, suggestion, persuasion, restraint and coercion’ by which society brings people into conformity with an accepted code of behaviour . There are many forms of direct and indirect social control. The family has always provided a strong means of social control in its direct influence on the behaviour of its members. However, with the changing nature of the family structure in modern Britain, the family’s ability to provide an effective means of social control has been called into question. This essay will explore the concept of social control in relation to the changing role of the family and the increasing influence of other areas, in particular the mass media and the internet.
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Religion is an agent of social control and thus strengthens social order. Religion teaches people moral behavior and thus helps them learn how to be good members of society. ... A final function of religion is that it may motivate people to work for positive social change.
Family plays the most important role in the formation of personality. ... As a family is a primary and intimate group, it uses informal methods of social control to check the undesirable behavior on the part of its members. The parents use both reward and punishment to imbibe what is socially required from a child.
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