Social control and conformity: sanctions, internalisation and agency

What this note covers

1. What social control is and why societies need it
2. Sanctions: positive and negative
3. Internalisation: the deepest form of conformity
4. Conformity, difference and individual agency
5. Combining sanctions, internalisation and agency in one scenario
6. How social control and conformity are examined, and what a top response looks like

6 sections · 9 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes