The culture of surveillance
Subtitle: discipline and social control in the United States
By: William G. Staples.
Series: Contemporary social issues; Contemporary social issues (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
Subjects: Social control -- United States.; Electronic surveillance -- Social aspects -- United States.; Privacy -- United States.; Liberty.; United States -- Social policy -- 1993-; United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
Other titles: Discipline and social control in the United States
Description: The Culture of Surveillance: Discipline and Social Control in the United States takes an intriguing look at the many ways in which people are increasingly monitored and controlled in everyday life. This provocative new book traces a continuum of social controls, from the simple surveillance camera to lie-detector tests. Raising questions about freedom, privacy, and the power of state and private organizations, this book will help readers identify with and understand the consequences of social control.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-138) and index.