Social Control

Explains and conceptualizes social control in its diversity. This title includes treatments of informal control (socialization, group formation and the controls exerted in everyday life) as well as medical control (norms regarding health and illness, particularly with regard to notions of 'normal' behaviour).

Summary

Explains and conceptualizes social control in its diversity. This title includes treatments of informal control (socialization, group formation and the controls exerted in everyday life) as well as medical control (norms regarding health and illness, particularly with regard to notions of 'normal' behaviour).

Product details

• Authors: James Chriss
• Assisted by: James J. Chriss (Editor), Mathieu Deflem (Editor)
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.11.2010
• EAN: 9780857243454
• ISBN: 978-0-85724-345-4
• No. of pages: 196
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 240 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 464 g
• Series: Sociology of Crime, Law and De; Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law