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.