Deviant Behavior
7th Edition
Published on 26. August 2004
Book
Hardback
480 pages
978-0-13-185052-1 (ISBN)
Description
For Junior and Senior courses in Deviance, Social Deviance, and Deviant Behavior found in departments of Sociology, Criminology, and Criminal Justice.
This widely-adopted text seeks to understand deviance from the major sociological perspectives and theories of deviance by providing a comprehensive, balanced examination. Real-world examples of deviance are provided throughout to encourage critical thinking about deviant behavior and its impact.
This widely-adopted text seeks to understand deviance from the major sociological perspectives and theories of deviance by providing a comprehensive, balanced examination. Real-world examples of deviance are provided throughout to encourage critical thinking about deviant behavior and its impact.
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Edition
7th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 185 mm
Width: 242 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
813 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-185052-1 (9780131850521)
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Content
1. Introduction.
2. Approaches to Deviance.
3. Explaining Deviant Behavior: Positivist Theories.
4. Constructionist Theories of Deviance.
5. Studying Deviance: Methods in Social Research.
6. Criminal Violence.
7. Legal Drugs: The Use of Alcohol and Tobacco.
8. Illicit Drug Use.
9. Sexual Deviance.
10. Cognitive Deviance: Holding Unconventional Beliefs.
11. Mental Disorder.
12. Physical Characteristics as Deviance.
13. Deviant Organizational Behavior.
Concluding Thought: Is the Sociology of Deviance "Dead?"
Appendix: Student Research Projects.
References.
2. Approaches to Deviance.
3. Explaining Deviant Behavior: Positivist Theories.
4. Constructionist Theories of Deviance.
5. Studying Deviance: Methods in Social Research.
6. Criminal Violence.
7. Legal Drugs: The Use of Alcohol and Tobacco.
8. Illicit Drug Use.
9. Sexual Deviance.
10. Cognitive Deviance: Holding Unconventional Beliefs.
11. Mental Disorder.
12. Physical Characteristics as Deviance.
13. Deviant Organizational Behavior.
Concluding Thought: Is the Sociology of Deviance "Dead?"
Appendix: Student Research Projects.
References.