SOC313H1 Chapter 3: Chapter 3 Summary
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Chapter 3: a history of social control practices. All historical accounts have to strike a balance in resolving the tension that exists between focusing upon the continuities that can be identified across different historical periods, and emphasizing the changes that take place between eras. In complex societies there are complex forces at work consisting of sometimes convergent, at other times divergent patterns, distributed across various domains of social, political and economic life. Geoff parsons (1983): through his historical analysis, concerns about the degradation and dissipation of society and social order seem to be a common feature in modern life. Norbert elias (1994): civilizing process describes the long term process by which norms, traditions, morals and customs have been adopted, adapted and agreed upon, to provide enhanced regulation of individual and collective conduct. English thief-taker system: thieves and receivers of stolen goods were effectively employed by the state to catch criminals, thereby earning the reward monies.
