Ashok K.JhaMeans of social control
April 8th 2007 17:13
Since the beginning of civilization, man and society has tried to have some form of social control.
In the beginning social control was meant to keep peace and have an environment where people can search for food and water without being worried about violence. As the human society developed, means of social control have evolved to embrace the changes.
Now social control is for peace, stability, also to enforce the economic hierarchy and there are means of control for religious and cultural purposes.
The first means of social control that is so starkly evident is the gender based division of work, access to resources and also individual freedom. Man and woman are treated differently so that society can control who gets what and how much. That way there is a hierarchy of power and thus man can stay in control and ensure order in the society.
The other one is economy. Money does make the world go around. It is also a means of social control. Divide between rich and power and the very existence of poor people means that rich can control the access to the few resources we have. That way few people can actually enjoy resources thus they will be used in limited amount and have longer life span....MORE
In the beginning social control was meant to keep peace and have an environment where people can search for food and water without being worried about violence. As the human society developed, means of social control have evolved to embrace the changes.
Now social control is for peace, stability, also to enforce the economic hierarchy and there are means of control for religious and cultural purposes.
The first means of social control that is so starkly evident is the gender based division of work, access to resources and also individual freedom. Man and woman are treated differently so that society can control who gets what and how much. That way there is a hierarchy of power and thus man can stay in control and ensure order in the society.
The other one is economy. Money does make the world go around. It is also a means of social control. Divide between rich and power and the very existence of poor people means that rich can control the access to the few resources we have. That way few people can actually enjoy resources thus they will be used in limited amount and have longer life span....MORE
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