The pursuit and practice of discipline have become near ubiquitous
elements of contemporary social life and parlance, as discipline has
become a commonplace and ever sought-after social technology. From the
celebrated "discipline of the market" proclaimed by neo-liberal
politicians, to self-actualizing experiences of embodied discipline
proffered by martial arts instructors, this volume showcases highly
varied and complex disciplinary practices and relationships in a set of
ethnographic studies. Interrogating the respective fields of work,
religion, governance, leisure, education and child rearing, together the
essays in this volume explore and offer new ways of thinking about
discipline in everyday life.