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Social Control Student’s Name Institution Date The concept of social control has been used to describe and explain the social and political trends in our society since the beginning of time (LaPiere, 1954). In essence, the concept has referred to the socialization process or how people’s behaviors are harmonized in the initial group affairs and how the small social establishments such as religion, education, law, ideologies and the political systems sustain order in the society. Essentially, the individual behaviors in a society are greatly influenced by two aspects of control. First, internal mechanisms of control such as a person’s sense of what is right and what is wrong reduce the probability that one will swerve from the known social norms (LaPiere, 1954). Secondly, the external mechanisms of control compel individuals to conform to the social norms because the authority dictates so. As such, Marx, Marcuse and Nietzsche view society as defined by forces that seek social control. However, Nodding believes that these accounts are not entirely accurate and goes ahead to dispute the assertions made by these three philosophers. In this regard, this paper seeks to elaborate and analyze Nodding’s assertion and view of the three philosophers’ assertions; why she thinks the view that society is defined by social forces that seek social control is not entirely accurate. Karl Marx, Marcuse and Nietzsche were all philosophers who focused on explaining the social forces that control the society. First, according to Marx, social-conflict characterized by capitalism is the main source of social control that is seen in our society (Marx, 1911). In his
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