The culture of surveillance

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.

First sentence: Today, nearly ninety percent of U.S. manufacturers are testing workers for drug use....

Year

1997

Language

English

Publisher

Bedford/St Martins

Editions

1

ISBN

9780312180287

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