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DOI 10.1108/S1521-6136(2010)0000015007
Titel (primär) Social and ecological control: Ross's early contribution
Titel (sekundär) Social control: informal, legal and medical
Autor Gross, M.
Herausgeber Chriss, J.
Quelle Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance Series
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
Department SUSOZ
Band/Volume 15
Seite von 91
Seite bis 107
Sprache englisch
Abstract This chapter revisits some of the early contributions of classical sociologist Edward A. Ross (1866-1951) and his reflections on ecological influences in the development and progress of modern societies. Ross, who is known for his writings on social control, developed the notion that nature can strike back and thus reveal vulnerabilities of modern society. This idea is discussed to illustrate the tension between a purely sociological perspective on the natural world and attempts at integrating environmental variables into a social theory of interaction and causal influence. Building on Ross's insights, it is argued that 21st century sociological theories might consider unexpected ecological influences as unavoidable and thus as a "normal" control factor of modern society itself.
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Gross, M. (2010):
Social and ecological control: Ross's early contribution
In: Chriss, J. (ed.)
Social control: informal, legal and medical
Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance Series 15
Emerald, Bingley, p. 91 - 107 10.1108/S1521-6136(2010)0000015007