Shades of Deviance
A Primer on Crime, Deviance and Social Harm
1st Edition
Published on 28. March 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
254 pages
978-0-415-73323-6 (ISBN)
Description
Written in a unique format, Shades of Deviance is a turbo-driven guide to crime and deviance, offering 56 politically engaged, thought-provoking and accessibly written accounts of a wide range of socially and legally prohibited acts. This book will be essential reading for undergraduate students in the fields of criminology and sociology and those preparing to embark on degree courses in these fields, as well as general readers.
Written by field-leading experts from across the globe and designed for those who want a clear and exciting introduction to the complex areas of crime and deviance, this book provides a large number of short overviews of a wide range of social problems, harms and criminal acts. Offering a series of cutting-edge and critical treatments of issues such as war and murder, paedophilia, ecocide, human experimentation, stalking and sexting, this book also gives a guide to further readings and suggestions for other media to develop the reader's understanding of these issues.
Shades of Deviance requires readers to critically reconsider their ideas about what is right and wrong, about what is socially harmful and which problems we should focus our attention on. It also provides careful analysis and reasoned explanation of complex issues in a world in which sensationalist headlines, anxiety and fear about crime permeate our lives - read it to be prepared!
Written by field-leading experts from across the globe and designed for those who want a clear and exciting introduction to the complex areas of crime and deviance, this book provides a large number of short overviews of a wide range of social problems, harms and criminal acts. Offering a series of cutting-edge and critical treatments of issues such as war and murder, paedophilia, ecocide, human experimentation, stalking and sexting, this book also gives a guide to further readings and suggestions for other media to develop the reader's understanding of these issues.
Shades of Deviance requires readers to critically reconsider their ideas about what is right and wrong, about what is socially harmful and which problems we should focus our attention on. It also provides careful analysis and reasoned explanation of complex issues in a world in which sensationalist headlines, anxiety and fear about crime permeate our lives - read it to be prepared!
Reviews / Votes
"Shades of Deviance never loses its focus, it never shies away from a gritty or contested argument and it never allows the reader to lose interest. It is fast paced, moving and emotional. It is based in the here and now of the social world, without forgetting how we got here."-Darren Woodward, Prison Service Journal This fascinating new volume compiled by Rowland Atkinson explores many of the central issues raised by "deviant" conduct, and exposes the problematic nature of the project that is criminology. This is a book about boundaries. The boundaries of: behaviour (transgressive, deviant, harmful or criminal); of public perception (the moral, immoral and amoral); and of social reaction (from censure to denial).This book will be of huge value to students studying within, or on the boundaries between, criminology, criminological psychology, socio-legal studies and the sociology of deviance.
Professor Tim Newburn, London School of Economics, UK
Shades of Deviance crackles with intellectual energy and the sparks of critical analysis. Chapter to chapter, it traverses a remarkable range of crime and deviance, from the most innocent of acts to the most egregious of offenses. Better yet, Shades of Deviance asks an essential question: which is which?
Jeff Ferrell, Texas Christian University, USA, and University of Kent, UK
Shades of Deviance is a strikingly original collection of thought-provoking work by some of the most creative thinkers in criminology. It pushes boundaries, raises provocative questions, and will surely help to shape debates on deviance and social harm for years to come.
Elliott Currie, University of California, Irvine, USA
Shades of Deviance never loses its focus, it never shies away from a gritty or contested argument and it never allows the reader to lose interest. It is fast paced, moving and emotional. It is based in the here and now of the social world, without forgetting how we got here.
- Darren Woodward, Prison Service Journal
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Weight
220 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-73323-6 (9780415733236)
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Content
Introduction: Shades of Deviance Part 1: Acts of transgression, 1. Jaywalking 2. Prostitution 3. Nudism 4. Begging 5. Cheating 6. Loitering 7. Vandalism 8. Protest 9. Public sex Part 2: Subcultures and deviating social codes 10. Grassing and informants 11. Vigilantism 12. Subculture 13. Fashion 14. Tattoos 15. Drug dealing 16. Graffiti 17. Arson and fire-starting Part 3: Technological change and new opportunities for harm 18. Speeding and joy riding 19. Video-gaming 20. 'Harmless' weapons and crowd control 21. Hackers and cybercrime 22. Sexting and cyberbullying Part 4: Changing social attitudes and perceptions of social problems 23. Drugs 24. Sado-Masochism 25. Euthanasia 26. Binge drinking 27. Squatting 28. Smoking 29. Welfare dependency Part 5: Invisible and contested harms 30. Tax evasion 31. White collar crime 32. Paedophilia 33. Police deviance 34. Human experimentation 35. Elder abuse 36. Domestic and family violence 37. Stalking and harassment 38. Pornography Part 6: Attacks on Social difference: Hate and culture 39. Disability 40. Homophobic hate crime 41. Gypsies and travellers 42. Migrants 43. Homelessness 44. Mental health and 'emotional deviance' 45. Racism Part 7: Global problems of violence and human harm 46. Education as crime 47. Ecocide 48. Gangs 49. Terrorism 50. Corporate crime 51. State violence 52. Environmental crime 53. Violence 54. Homicide and war 55. Violence against women 56. Human trafficking Conclusion: Engaging your criminological imagination List of contributors.