According to Control Theory, When Are Inner Controls Most Effective

question 93

Multiple Choice

According to control theory, when are inner controls most effective in deterring deviant behavior?

• A) When we fear punishment from authorities such as parents or the court system.
• B) In the presence of strong attachments, commitments, and involvement with other members of society.
• C) When they are applied to members of the middle or upper classes.
• D) In situations where there is a strong police presence.

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Definitions:

Reflexive Modernity

A new period of modernity in which the traditional stability-maintaining structures of class, family, and industrial forms of production have waned, placing greater pressure on people to create their own sense of stability and identity.

Ontological Security

A stable mental state derived from a sense of continuity in one's social and material identities, providing a sense of order in one's life.

Task Time

An organic sense of time in which work is shaped by the demands of the task to be performed. For example, work in a farming community is shaped by the seasons.