social norms (as defined in this tutorial) | The commonly held conceptions of appropriate and expected behavior in a society. |
The percentage of all societies that try to impose social control on their people. | 100% |
anti-miscegenation laws | Laws prohibiting sexual intercourse and marriage between people of different races. |
internalization of the moral code | The situation in which people accept society’s moral code, and do not need police or other external means of social control to get them to follow it. They feel guilty if they do something wrong and either punish themselves or turn themselves in for punishment. |
inner directed personality | A personality that is guilt oriented. The behavior of individuals with this sort of personality is strongly controlled by their conscience. As a result, there is little need for police to make sure that they obey the law. These individuals monitor themselves. The inner-directed personality is one of the modal personality types identified by David Riesman in the early 1950's. |
other directed personality | A personality that is shame oriented. People with this type of personality have ambiguous feelings about right and wrong. When they deviate from a societal norm, they usually don't feel guilty. However, if they are caught in the act or exposed publicly, they are likely to feel shame. The other directed personality is one of the modal personality types identified by David Riesman in the early 1950's. |
The percentage of societies that are able to rely solely upon internalization of the social norms in order to maintain order. | 0% |