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‘Socialisation and social control are complementary to each other in maintaining social order.’ – Elucidate your answer with appropriate illustrations.

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  • Stratification and Mobility

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Socialisation is the lifelong process through which individuals internalise the norms, values and roles of their society. Social control, a term given currency by Edward A. Ross (Social Control, 1901), refers to the formal and informal means by which a society secures conformity. The statement holds that order rests on both, working together: an inner…

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  • Socialisation as internalised control
  • Social control as reinforcement
  • How the two complement each other
  • Indian illustrations
  • A critical view
  • Conclusion
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