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even support their actions? How do agents of social control, such as the government, the
police, and the media, shape society’s responses and attitudes towards protestors? Consider
sociologists know that norms and standards are socially constructed, not only ethically chosen or
imposed. The impact of social control on political demonstrators is significant, yet it has been
largely ignored. If control is seen as a response to violation, actors in the movement may be
distinguished from those they are attempting to influence (Sandyarani, 2022). Members of the
social control apparatus, protesters, and the controlled form a triangle. Societal control impacts
Thesis Statement: Protesters are anti-heroes because they provoke violence by going
against the majority sentiment (Bryant, 2019). Some countries have banned it because of the
harm it causes. The mass population's tolerance of illegal activity is a source of frustration for the
protesters.
Finally, I want to stress the significance of people's shared views and the symbolic nature
of social control. Society's reactions and perspectives on demonstrators are influenced by the
government, the police, and the media (Sandyarani, 2022). Communication via mass media has a
wide scope. Media such as broadcasting, advertising, filmmaking, the World Wide Web, print
On the other hand, the coup and subsequent suppression of the Spring Revolution
The international community has spoken out against the Burmese military for
their role in atrocities against the civilian population (Wolf & Zuckerman, 2012).
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Sandyarani, U. (2022). Are Pious Protesters Powerful?: A quantitative analysis assessing the
and protest management strategies. In Political Authority, Social Control and Public
Wolf, B., & Zuckerman, P. (2012). Deviant Heroes: Nonconformists as Agents of Justice
United Nations. (2023, Jan 31). Myanmar: ‘Appalling’ violations demand ‘unified and resolute
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/03/1113972
King, A. S. (2022, June 27). Myanmar’s Coup d’état and the Struggle for Federal Democracy