SYA7933 - Sociology of Social
Control
CV
Marian J. Borg, PhD
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator
3364 Turlington Hall
352.392.0265 ext. 236
mborg@soc.ufl.edu
Office hours
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 2:00-3:30 and by appt.
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator, Sociology
Ph.D. University of Virginia, 1994
Areas of Interest: Social
Control and Deviance, Criminology
My research interests focus on examining various
process of social control, including those involving the law,
confrontation, surveillance and mediation. The central question I
address in my research is: How does the structure of social
relationships influence the strategies used by individuals or groups to
respond to deviance. My work has examined juvenile violence as conflict
management; the use of the death penalty as a legal mechanism of social
control; small-claims mediation processes; and employee drug-testing as
organizational surveillance. My most recent research (with graduate
students) involves examining variation in police response to domestic
violence cases and organizational factors influencing legal responses
to allegations of police misconduct. I teach courses in criminology,
deviance, and the sociology of social control.
