NCJ Number
148397
Editor(s)
G S Bridges,
M A Myers
Date Published
1994
Length
342 pages
Annotation
This volume contains papers developed from an April 1992 meeting, cosponsored by the University of Georgia and the American Sociological Association, at which 20 scholars discussed inequality, crime, and social control in society.
Abstract
The four sections of this book address the major concerns sociologists have in this area. Following the introductory section, the second part examines the state of sociological theories of crime, inequality, and social control, highlighting new directions for theoretical development. The next section addresses the question of how inequality is conceptualized in theory and research, followed by an analysis of the State of knowledge about relationships among forms of control and whether there exist common patterns in these relationships. The final section explores how the values and beliefs of individuals and groups are transformed into law and policy that produce inequality in the imposition of social control. Chapter references