SOC 406 - Social Control Seminar

(3 credits)

The field of criminology and sociology are linked by several key concepts, but undeniably the most powerful is the concept of social control. In fact, Black (1976) one of the leading theorists in sociology, suggests that it should be used as the definitive uniting concept in sociology. This advanced seminar in social control allows students to study a broad range of cases in which social control occurs in order to understand what it is and how it varies. As needed.