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Critical Perspectives on Social Control and Social Regulation in Canada
How does social regulation shape who is “deviant” and who is “normal”?
Critical Perspectives on Social Control and Social Regulation in Canada is an introduction to the sociology of what has traditionally been called deviance and conformity. This book shifts the focus from individuals labelled deviant to the political and economic processes that shape marginalization, power and exclusion. Class, gender, race and sexuality are the bases for understanding deviance, and it is within these relations of power that the labels “deviant” and “normal” are socially developed and the behaviours of those less powerful become regulated.
This textbook introduces readers to theories and critiques of traditional approaches to deviance and conformity. Using vivid and timely examples of contemporary social regulation and control, this textbook brings to life how forces of social control and marginalization interact with social media, sex work, immigration, anti-colonialism, digital surveillance and social movements, and much more. Theories and critiques are clarified with summaries, definitions, rich illustrative examples, discussion questions, recommended resources and test banks for instructors.
Contributors
Mitch D. Daschuk
Mitch D. Daschuk received a PhD in sociology from the University of Saskatchewan in 2016. His graduate research centers around youth culture, counter-hegemonic art, and punk ideology.
Carolyn Brooks
Carolyn Brooks is department head and an associate professor of sociology at the University of Saskatchewan. Her research focuses on youth resilience, violence, and theoretical criminology. She is the co-editor, with Bernard Schissel, of three editions of Marginality and Condemnation: A Critical Introduction to Criminology.
James Popham
James F. Popham is an assistant professor of criminology at Wilfrid Laurier University, where he researches issues of cyber-criminality, technology, and social empowerment.