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Human behavior?
Refers to the range of behaviors exhibited by humans- with some behavior being common, some unusual, some acceptable, and some outside acceptable limits.
In sociology, behavior is considered as the most basic human action. Is the capacity of mental, physical, emotional, and social activities experienced during the five stages of a human being's life - prenatal, infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Is influenced by beliefs, culture, values, ethics, ideologies, emotions, genetics, coercion and attitudes. .
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Every member of the society is allowed to grow in an atmosphere where their genuine interests(claims, privileges, powers and immunities)are systematically recognized and protected.
To protect these main domain of human desire and for the survival strategy(necessity of society for securing peace),law acts as a control process.
Why law?
Peoples behavior, sometimes, may lead to generally undesirable outcomes, injurious to one or more others physically or as repugnant. Results in the end of discriminatory practices and ultimately fosters unlimited liberty of some against others People have sought to establish some rules, to enable the smooth functioning of the societies in which they live, of a kind that themselves can sanction to avoid chaos. Rules for governing the human behavior is one of the remarkable discoveries of the human wisdom and intellect. Laws are the set of rules that regulate human behavior in ways that they can be legally sanctioned if breached. Are viewed as a paramount instrument of preserving co-existence of members in the society.
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Internalization of law: Is the process of learning and understanding about the law and its importance and accepting the set of rules and regulations formulated in the society. Made by us for us Inspires an individual not to go against societal norms and values
Social coercion: Is the use of force expecting somebody to behave in a certain way. May be physical(bodily injury) or non violent(strike, non cooperation, boycott)
3. Sanctions:
Penalties or other means of enforcement for disobedience of law Individual performing illegal activities is liable to sanction In criminal law, sanction takes form of capital punishment,incarceration or severe fines In civil law, sanction are monetary fines Creates threat of being punished
Human behavior is not consistent,it differs and is full of contradiction Requires a level of consistency in their day to day life which is possible when human beings are driven by the common need to respect law According to scholar Thomas Hobbes,human beings wer selfish and nasty.So,they entered into social contract to follow set of rules. A system was required to be recognized and internalized by people. Law acts as prime factor in regulating human behaviour by solving contradictions among the member of society Regulates deviance and promotes compliance in the society.