Brittany is in a corner store. She wants to shoplift a candy bar. She goes over the reasons why it was wrong inside her head and does not take the candy. What stops Brittany from taking the candy?
A) social differentiation theory
B) internal social controls
C) external social controls
D) the law

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Brittany is stopped by internal social controls, which refer to the processes and mechanisms within her that guide her to conform to societal norms and values, such as her conscience or moral reasoning.

Brittany Is in a Corner Store