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James J. Chriss (Ed.) - Social Control: Informal, Legal and Medical - 9780857243454 - V9780857243454
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Social Control: Informal, Legal and Medical

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Description for Social Control: Informal, Legal and Medical Hardcover. 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). Editor(s): Chriss, James J. Series Editor(s): Deflem, Mathieu. Series: Sociology of Crime, Law & Deviance. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JKV; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 149 x 221 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
There has been a revitalization of interest in social control over the last decade, and this volume contributes to renewed attempts to explain and conceptualize social control in all its diversity. It provides a broad conceptualization of social control which is unique. Rather than concentrating solely on law and legal control (the criminal justice system), there are also 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). This volume brings together cutting edge analyses - both theoretical ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
Sociology of Crime, Law & Deviance
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Bingley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857243454
SKU
V9780857243454
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99-50

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