Social control: analytical tool or analytical quagmire?

In this paper we have undertaken what we regard as a preliminary critique of the concept of ‘social control’ and its utility for a critical criminology in Canada. In tracing its emergence and historical development as a key concept in American sociology, we have illustrated that its ascendancy repre...

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Authors: Chunn, Dorothy E. 1943- (Author) ; Gavigan, Shelley A. M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 1988
In: Contemporary crises
Year: 1988, Volume: 12, Issue: 2, Pages: 107-124
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Analytical Tool
Dynamic Complexity
Historical Development
International Relation
Social Control