This book explores key themes in European history through case studies scrutinizing the much-debated concept of "social control" from its exercise within the family and local communities to interventions at the highest state level. A wide range of regulated practices and institutions can be treated as manifestations or forces of social control. Their common feature is the way in which they develop a set of practices and rituals, some of which are enduring and seemingly unchanging, some in a state of transition or subjected to challenges, and others "new" and in the process of formation. The articles in this book cover a time span from the early modern period up to the twentieth century, and a geographical spread from various locations in Nordic countries to continental Europe and the British Isles.
| Title | Morality, Crime and Social Control — in Europe 1500-1900 |
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| Authors | Matikainen, Olli (Editor) Lidman, Satu (Editor) |
| Product number | 9789522225726 |
| Product form | Paperback |
| Publisher | Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura |
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| Series | Studia Historica 84 |
| Edition | 2014 |
| Publication year | 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 362 |
| Product family | Books in English History |
| Finnish library classification | 30.12 Elämäntapojen sosiologia. Kulttuurisosiologia |
| YSO - General Finnish ontology | sosiaalinen kontrolli, sosiaaliset normit, moraali, rikokset, historia |