Social Control: An Introduction (3rd Edition)

Social Control: An Introduction (3rd Edition)
James J Chriss
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22 Sep 2022 UK
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9781509539505
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What is social control? How do social controls become part of everyday life? What role does the criminal justice system play in exerting control? Is the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness a form of social control? Do we need more social controls to prevent terrorist atrocities? In this new edition of his popular and engaging introduction, James J. Chriss carefully guides readers through the debates about social control. The book provides a comprehensive guide to historical debates and more recent controversies, examining in detail the criminal justice system, medicine, everyday life, and national security. Assuming no specialist knowledge on the part of readers, Chriss uses a rich range of contemporary examples to illustrate the ways in which social control is exerted and maintained.The updated edition includes new and expanded discussion of the 2011 Tucson shootings, post-9/11 counterterrorism laws in the transition from the Bush to the Obama administrations, the death of bin Laden, racial profiling, housing segregationand white flight, hate crimes, (counter)surveillance and flash mobs, the diagnosis of conditions such as ADHD, and agents of socialization in the areas of work and consumption, religion, the family, and the mass media. This new edition of "Social Control: An Introduction" will be essential reading for students taking courses in deviance and social control, and will also appeal to those studying criminology, the sociology of law, and medical sociology.

'Chriss reminds us that social control, the flip side ofdeviance, is central to social life; all societies practice it,from the pinnacle of the power structure to all of us at thegrassroots, in our interactions with others on a one-to-one basis.His discussion is both broad and specific to particular key realms:Chriss has done an admirable job of analyzing how social controloperates in the contemporary world, with terrorism, ADHD, andracialized social relations supplying key examples.' Erich Goode, Stony Brook University

'The author is widely read in the field of social control, andis to be commended for his coverage of a broad range of material.While the focus is on sociological materials, the author hasincluded relevant concepts and research from related fields, andthe connections among disparate literatures reflect insight andoriginality. The quality of the content is excellent Ithoroughly enjoyed reading it.' John DeLamater, University of Wisconsin-Madison

'For a century now, scholars have tried to conceptualize controlas a central notion in sociology. The second edition of JamesChriss s Social Control continues the grand traditionbegun by Ward and Ross, deftly weaving in classical andcontemporary thought and using current events to illustratemedical, legal, and informal control. This is essential reading forall social scientists, young and old.' Matthias Gross, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research,UFZ, Leipzig

'Social Control provides a theoretical diverse and timelydiscussion of the way the government, medical system, and citizensattempt to regulate behavior in modern society. Chriss drawson wide range of scholarly work in criminology and sociology andpresents numerous examples from contemporary America to support hiscentral points.' James Tucker, University of New Hampshire "A comprehensive guide to historical debates and more recentcontroversies, examining in detail the criminal justice system,medicine, everyday life, and national security." Expofairs

James J. Chriss is Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at Cleveland State University
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ISBN-13: 9781509539505
Published: 22 Sep 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Polity Press
Publisher: Polity Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 244mm
Width: 171mm
Spine: 24mm
Weight: 554g
Pages: 306

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