social control

Noun

1.

social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action

acculturation, appeasement, auto limitation, calming, communisation, communization, corrections, demobilisation, demobilization, denationalisation, denationalization, deprivation, detribalisation, detribalization, direction, discrimination, domination, duty, enculturation, enforcement, favoritism, favouritism, governance, governing, government, government activity, group action, management, militarisation, militarization, military control, mobilisation, mobilization, nationalisation, nationalization, normalisation, normalization, obligation, occupation, patronage, penalisation, penalization, penalty, population control, privation, punishment, responsibility, sanction, socialisation, socialization, standardisation, standardization