Abstract
With a foundation in philosophy and history, core concepts of sociology and criminology that were initially posited over a century ago are still useful in understanding the workings of today's society. The contributions of Edward A. Ross have helped latter day researchers centralize their studies of polycentric topics by using social control as an omnipresent social fact. By comparing Ross's descriptions of 19th century society and the researcher's descriptions of 21st century society, a continuous understanding of a heavily pluralistic discipline comes to life.
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Oleksy, Ernest M..
"Edward A. Ross: Social Development and Social Control."
The Downtown Review.
Vol. 4.
Iss.
1
(2017)
.
Available at:
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/tdr/vol4/iss1/3
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