Editing Social control (section)

===Social values===
Social values are result of an individual internalizing certain norms and values.<ref>{{cite web |title=Informal Social Control |url=http://oer2go.org/mods/en-boundless/www.boundless.com/sociology/textbooks/boundless-sociology-textbook/socialization-4/learning-personality-morality-and-emotions-45/informal-social-control-280-9602/index.html |website=Boundless |publisher=Boundless Sociology |access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref> Social values present in individuals are products of informal social control, exercised implicitly by a society through particular [[customs]], [[social norm|norms]], and [[mores]]. Individuals internalize the values of their society, whether conscious or not of the indoctrination. [[Traditional values|Traditional society]] relies mostly on informal social control embedded in its customary [[culture]] to socialize its members. The internalization of these values and norms is known as a process called [[socialization]]. 

Sociologist [[Edward A. Ross]] argues that [[belief]] systems exert a greater control on human behavior than laws imposed by government, no matter what form the beliefs take.<ref name="Ross">Ross, E.A. 2009 (1901). [http://www.transactionpub.com/title/-978-1-4128-1028-9.html ''Social Control: Control A Survey of the Foundations of Order'']. Piscataway, New Jersey: Transaction Publishers.</ref>