SOC313H1 Lecture Notes - Mandatory Sentencing, Deinstitutionalisation, Civil Society
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Use a simple, short introduction that isn"t overly dramatic. If you are citing a study to make your point, cite what they studied, and what they found. You don"t need to go into a huge writing of their methodology, etc. You should have a minimum of about 2-3 sources. The history of control practices isn"t linear, it"s messy. They don"t change in a linear way because there are a lot of actors that play within any given social control field. In terms of prisons, for example, there are a lot of people with a vested interest in prisons. Thus, some may want to push things in certain directions, or undercut the efforts of others, etc. Thus, it can result in a messy mix or hybrid of different trends. At the same time, these trends can be contradicted by counterforces as well.