Social Control in Canada Issues in the Social Construction of Deviance |
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| Editor:
| Schissel, Bernard
Mahood, Linda |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-540919-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1996 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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This book focuses primarily on social control - society's tendency to identify the behaviour of certain types of citizens - framed within a social constructionist perspective. It is premised on the assumption that nothing is inherently deviant, but that what is regarded as deviant is the result of socio-historical context. The text focuses on five social categories - law, health, sexuality, race, and education - in which it discusses how definitions of unconventionality are formed and...
More DescriptionThis book focuses primarily on social control - society's tendency to identify the behaviour of certain types of citizens - framed within a social constructionist perspective. It is premised on the assumption that nothing is inherently deviant, but that what is regarded as deviant is the result of socio-historical context. The text focuses on five social categories - law, health, sexuality, race, and education - in which it discusses how definitions of unconventionality are formed and how they influence the control of certain categories of people.