Social Control and Social Change / Liddell Henry

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.

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.