The efficacy of online shaming as a modality for social control / Haswira Nor Mohamad Hashim, Anida Mahmood and Nurul Shuhada Suhaimi

37 This paper examines the efficacy of online shaming as a modality for social control. Social control is the process of regulating individual or group behaviour, to encourage conformity and obedience. A survey amongst 320 UiTM law students was conducted. A self-developed survey questionnaire with f...

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Main Authors: Mohamad Hashim, Haswira Nor, Mahmood, Anida, Suhaimi, Nurul Shuhada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kedah 2018
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description 37 This paper examines the efficacy of online shaming as a modality for social control. Social control is the process of regulating individual or group behaviour, to encourage conformity and obedience. A survey amongst 320 UiTM law students was conducted. A self-developed survey questionnaire with five point-Likert scale was used for data collection. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on the survey population. The findings of the survey provide an insight on the efficacy of online shaming as a modality for social control. The research provides a beneficial input on the worthiness of considering online shaming as formal sanction. The survey reveals that online shaming has been used as a platform to shame, to exact revenge, to intimidate and to condemn people or wrongdoers. The efficacy of online shaming as a modality for social control is answered in negative, thus not suitable to be regulated as a formal sanction.
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spelling uitm-320332020-07-08T04:47:48Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32033/ The efficacy of online shaming as a modality for social control / Haswira Nor Mohamad Hashim, Anida Mahmood and Nurul Shuhada Suhaimi voa Mohamad Hashim, Haswira Nor Mahmood, Anida Suhaimi, Nurul Shuhada Social legislation Public safety Control of social activities 37 This paper examines the efficacy of online shaming as a modality for social control. Social control is the process of regulating individual or group behaviour, to encourage conformity and obedience. A survey amongst 320 UiTM law students was conducted. A self-developed survey questionnaire with five point-Likert scale was used for data collection. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on the survey population. The findings of the survey provide an insight on the efficacy of online shaming as a modality for social control. The research provides a beneficial input on the worthiness of considering online shaming as formal sanction. The survey reveals that online shaming has been used as a platform to shame, to exact revenge, to intimidate and to condemn people or wrongdoers. The efficacy of online shaming as a modality for social control is answered in negative, thus not suitable to be regulated as a formal sanction. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kedah 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32033/1/AJ_HASWIRA%20NOR%20MOHAMAD%20HASHIM%20VOA%20K%2018.pdf Mohamad Hashim, Haswira Nor and Mahmood, Anida and Suhaimi, Nurul Shuhada (2018) The efficacy of online shaming as a modality for social control / Haswira Nor Mohamad Hashim, Anida Mahmood and Nurul Shuhada Suhaimi. (2018) Voice of Academia (VOA) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Voice_of_Academia_=28VOA=29.html>, 13 (1). pp. 37-45. ISSN 2682-7840 https://voa.uitm.edu.my/
spellingShingle Social legislation
Public safety
Control of social activities
Mohamad Hashim, Haswira Nor
Mahmood, Anida
Suhaimi, Nurul Shuhada
The efficacy of online shaming as a modality for social control / Haswira Nor Mohamad Hashim, Anida Mahmood and Nurul Shuhada Suhaimi
title The efficacy of online shaming as a modality for social control / Haswira Nor Mohamad Hashim, Anida Mahmood and Nurul Shuhada Suhaimi
title_full The efficacy of online shaming as a modality for social control / Haswira Nor Mohamad Hashim, Anida Mahmood and Nurul Shuhada Suhaimi
title_fullStr The efficacy of online shaming as a modality for social control / Haswira Nor Mohamad Hashim, Anida Mahmood and Nurul Shuhada Suhaimi
title_full_unstemmed The efficacy of online shaming as a modality for social control / Haswira Nor Mohamad Hashim, Anida Mahmood and Nurul Shuhada Suhaimi
title_short The efficacy of online shaming as a modality for social control / Haswira Nor Mohamad Hashim, Anida Mahmood and Nurul Shuhada Suhaimi
title_sort efficacy of online shaming as a modality for social control / haswira nor mohamad hashim, anida mahmood and nurul shuhada suhaimi
topic Social legislation
Public safety
Control of social activities
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32033/
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32033/