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SOCIAL CONSTRAINT [1 record]

Record 1 1989-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology (General)
  • Social Organization
  • Social Psychology
DEF

a type of negative social control exercised by authority in the name of the group, subjecting offenders to custody or limitation of freedom (...) to prevent their repetition of offenses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie (Généralités)
  • Organisation sociale
  • Psychologie sociale
OBS

dans toute collectivité, chaque membre est (...) objet d'une contrainte exercée par les autres, agent de la contrainte qui s'exerce sur les autres et sujet de la contrainte qu'il s'impose à lui-même.

Spanish

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