Sociological Theory and Social Control

@article{Janowitz1975SociologicalTA,
  title={Sociological Theory and Social Control},
  author={Morris Janowitz},
  journal={American Journal of Sociology},
  year={1975},
  volume={81},
  pages={82 - 108}
}
  • M. Janowitz
  • Published 1 July 1975
  • Sociology
  • American Journal of Sociology
In the origins of sociology, "social control" served as a central concept both for relating sociology to social philosophy and for analyzing total societies. In its classical sense, it referred to the capacity of a social group to regulate itself. The concept supplied a basis for integration of theory and research until the 1930s. While the traditional usage of social control has persisted, the term has been redefined to mean either socialization or social repression. Either the classical… 
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