SOC211H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Informal Social Control, Social Control, Labeling Theory
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Chriss, j. j. (2013) "chapter 2: a typology of social control" in. The idea of social control is often associated with the physical or coercive powers of the police. In everyday life, individuals you know exert pressures on you to conform to their wishes and expectations. There is also a form of control that arises in those cases where someone has done something that, although not necessarily illegal, is nevertheless seen as threatening or bizarre. The derivation of the three primary forms of control. Derived from egon bittner"s discussion of the functions of the police in modern society. Societies authorize the use of force in cases of self-defense. There is a form of coercive response which authorizes certain agents to enter specifically named persons into a custodial arrangement. An example would be checking someone into a mental. Chriss, j. j. (2013) "chapter 2: a typology of social control" in defense persons into a custodial arrangement.
