TOPIC :

TYPES OF SOCIAL
CONTROL
 GROUP MEMBERS
 Kaveri Bhattacharyya (431) [Leader]
 Hriday Jyoti Kashyap (421) [Asst. Leader]
 Asmita Lahkar (399)
 Harsha Misra (419)
 Elyn Ch. Malak (414)
 Carlos Nongsiej (406)
 Letkhohou Mate (442)
 Fela Rokhum (440)
 Lalnunhlua Ralte
 Larihunlang Rymbai (441)
 Dongi Malsawmdawngzeli
 Babita Dutta Bora
 Debajit Gogoi (412)
 Accaito Sarania (387)
 Kenzing Yosung (432)
 Jamaiko Singpho (423)
 INTRODUCTION
Meaning of Social Control :
Generally speaking, social control is nothing but
control of the society over individuals. In order to
maintain the organisation and the order of the society,
man has to be kept under some sort of control. This
control is necessary in order to have desired behaviour
from the individual and enable him to develop social
qualities.
Society in order to exist and progress has to
exercise a certain control over its members since any
marked deviation from the established ways is
considered a threat to its welfare. Such control has been
termed by sociologists as social control.
 Social control is the term sociologists
apply to those mechanisms by which any
society maintains a normative social system. It
refers to all the ways and means by which
society enforces conformity to its norms. The
individual internalises social norms and these
become part of his personality. In the process of
socialisation the growing child learns the values
of his own groups as well as of the larger society
and the ways of doing and thinking that are
deemed to be right and proper.
TYPES OF SOCIAL CONTROL :

1. Formal and Informal Social Control.

2. Positive and Negative Social Control.
3. Direct and Indirect Social Control.
4. Real and Artificial Social Control.
5. Conscious and Unconscious Social
Control.
Formal Social Control - This type of social control
is exercised by known and deliberate agencies of social
control, such as law, punishment, army, Constitution
etc. Man is forced to accept these forms of social
control. Generally these forms are exercised by
secondary groups.

Informal Social Control - These agencies of Social

Control have grown according to the needs of the
society. Folk ways, mores, customs, social norms etc.
fall under this category of social control. Generally
primary institutions exercise this type of social
control.
Positive Social Control - In this type of social
control positive steps such as reward, the policy of
appreciation etc. are used for keeping the person under
control. As a result of these steps man tries to behave
in the best possible manner in the society.

Negative Social Control - This is just reverse of the

positive form of social control. In this form of social
control individual on the fear of punishment and
derecognition by the is made to behave in conformity
with the values of the society.
Direct Social Control - This type of social control
which directly regulates and controls the behaviour of
the individual is called Direct Social Control. This type
of control is to be found in family, neighbourhood,
play-groups and other types of primary groups. In
these institutions, parents, neighbours, teachers,
classmates, etc., keep control over the behaviour of the
individual.

Indirect Social Control - In this type of social

control distant factors keep control over the behaviour
of the individual. Such a type of control is exercised
by secondary groups through customs; traditions,
rationalised behaviour etc., and public opinion are
important forms of indirect social control.
Real and Artificial Control - Artificial social control
imposes by an individual on himself without the force
of society. It is also called self-control. While real
control is enforced by the society on individuals and
they are bound to follow these rules due to fear of
punishment.

Conscious and Unconscious Control –

Bernarol has classified it on the basis of
conscious and unconscious. Conscious social control is
developed in the real sense by the society (law), while
unconscious is followed by the individuals but have no
attention towards it and adopt unconsciously i.e.
customs and traditions.
CONCLUSION :
As we have to end this presentation, we see that we need
social control. It plays an important part in our lives.
Social control is important for us to exist in this society in
peace and harmony, it is the social control that define us as
human beings and separates us from rest of the animal
kingdom.
We may frown and disagree sometime with social control
and other norms and traditions over us, but our days would
be numbered if we accept total anarchy and let our evil
thoughts and desires to run us and this society.
We should also fight for the right social control and exclude
the absurd ones and rest assured we will have everlasting
peace and order.