Social Control and Social Change Liddell Henry
- ISBN: 9781788823999
- Edition: 1st
- ©Year: 2020
- List Price : 150
About the Book
Socialization is predominately an unconscious process by which a new born child learns the values, beliefs, rules and regulations of society or internalizes the culture in which it born. Social control is described in detail at the end of the book. It is intended as a book for undergraduate and postgraduate students of sociology and a reference tool to the researchers and academic professionals this comprehensive and well-structured book presents in a systematic way the Social Control and Social Change.The book is undoubtedly a valuable asset for the students, researchers as well as teachers of sociology. In addition, general readers concerned with social aspects and social progress will find it extremely informative.
Contents: 1. Introduction, 2. Processes of Social Change, 3. Demographic Theories of Social Change, 4. Social Action, 5. Social Research, NGOs, and Social Change, 6. Social Control and the Relativity of Deviance, 7. Social and Political Control, 8. Social Control through Propaganda, 9. Social Control through PublicOpinion.
Liddell Henry is a famous Professor of Sociology at Durban, where he teaches courses in the sociology of work, organizational theory, economy and society, political sociology and social stratification. He has co-authored seven books, including Postindustrial Peasants: The Illusion of Middle Class Prosperity, Professional Work, and Current Issues in the Study of Labor Force: Concepts, Measures and Trends. He has contributed chapters and articles to edited works, including the Encyclopedia of Social Theory, and published research articles in journals such as Journal of Sociology and Law and Society Review. His current research examines gender inequality among professionals, transaction-cost approaches to career decision-making, the development of economic development programs.