The Logic of Social Control (Neurological Disease and Therapy)

This work focuses on three aspects of social control: style, form, and effectiveness. The style of social control refers to the type of response normative violations elicit. . . . The following four chapters [Part I] examine how the location of a dispute in social space is related to the resulting style of control. Chapters 6 through 9 consider the form of social control. Form refers to the mechanisms people use to respond to deviance. People with grievances have a range of options: to do nothing; use self-help to obtain redress; negotiate a solution with the offender; or seek adjudicated solutions. I consider the conditions under which people use these various forms of social control. The third emphasis in this book is the effectiveness of social control. Effectiveness refers to the extent to which social control efforts achieve the goals of controllers. The same dimensions of social space that predict the styles and forms of social control also shape how effective control efforts will be. In the concluding chapter, I examine some recent developments in social control. Societies marked by fragmented, atomized, and noncohesive relationships face fundamental dilemmas in exerting effective social control. I consider some basic changes in modern social structures and speculate on what their impact on social control systems will be. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Introduction....Pages 1-17 Front Matter....Pages 19-22 The Penal Style....Pages 23-46 The Compensatory Style....Pages 47-63 The Conciliatory Style....Pages 65-78 The Therapeutic Style....Pages 79-95 Front Matter....Pages 97-100 Inaction....Pages 101-126 Unilateral and Bilateral Social Control....Pages 127-140 Trilateral Forms of Social Control....Pages 141-163 The Response of Trilateral Control....Pages 165-193 Front Matter....Pages 195-198 Detecting and Treating Deviance....Pages 199-218 Preventing Deviance....Pages 219-238 Conclusion....Pages 239-252 Back Matter....Pages 253-290