ABSTRACT
In respect to their fundamental character, it is possible to divide most of the supports of order into two groups. Such instruments of control as public opinion, suggestion, personal ideal, social religion, art, and social valuation draw much of their strength from the primal moral feelings. They control men in many things which have little to do with the welfare of society regarded as a corporation. The instruments of control may be distinguished in respect to the functions that devolve upon them. There is a tendency to assign to each form of control that work for which it is best fitted. The agencies in the system of control differ in their vitality. All are not equally available throughout the life of a society. Changes in knowledge, in the level of civilization, and in the nature of social requirements cause a method of control to wax or wane from age to age.
