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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescontrol social
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /konˈtɾol soˈsjal/
"Las leyes son una forma formal de control social."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The enforcement of conformity and the regulation of individual and group behavior by society through formal or informal means.
"Law enforcement, cultural norms, and peer pressure are all mechanisms of social control." - 2
In sociology, the collective measures and strategies used to maintain social order and prevent deviance.
"Sociologists study how educational institutions act as agents of social control."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'social' (derived from the Latin 'socialis', relating to companionship or society) and 'control' (from the Anglo-French 'contrerole', meaning a duplicate register used to check accounts). First popularized in sociological discourse in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by theorists like E.A. Ross, it evolved to describe the mechanisms, both formal and informal, that regulate individual and group behavior in society.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Social control" is said worldwide
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contrôle social
Transliteration: /kɔ̃.tʁol sɔ.sjal/
"L'éducation joue un rôle clé dans le contrôle social."
soziale Kontrolle
Transliteration: /zoˈtsi̯aːlə kɔnˈtʁɔlə/
"Informelle soziale Kontrolle funktioniert durch Normen und Werte."
controllo sociale
Transliteration: /konˈtrɔl.lo soˈtʃa.le/
"Il controllo sociale garantisce l'ordine pubblico."
control social
Transliteration: /konˈtɾol soˈsjal/
"Las leyes son una forma formal de control social."
controle social
Transliteration: /kõˈtɾo.li so.siˈaw/
"O controle social é estudado na sociologia."
सामाजिक नियंत्रण
Transliteration: sāmājik niyantran
"कानून समाज में सामाजिक नियंत्रण बनाए रखता है।"
社会控制
Transliteration: shèhuì kòngzhì
"法律和道德是维护社会控制的重要手段。"
사회 통제
Transliteration: sahoe tongje
"사회 통제는 질서를 유지하는 데 필수적이다."
社会的統制
Transliteration: shakaiteki tōsei
"法律は強力な社会的統制の手段である。"
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