Social control : an introduction

James Chriss explores social control and what it means in daily life

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chriss, James J. , 1955- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Polity , c2013
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. What is social control?
  • 2. A typology of social control
  • 3. Informal control
  • 4. Medical control
  • 5. Legal control
  • 6. Informal control: housing segregation, the code of the street, and the dark side of emerging adulthood
  • 7. Medical control: ADHD, selective mutism, and violence as a disease
  • 8. Legal control: racial profiling, hate crimes, and the growth in imprisonment
  • 9. Terrorism and social control
  • 10. Conclusion: the future of social control?