The Handbook of Deviance
1st Edition
Published on 25. September 2015
Book
Hardback
656 pages
978-1-118-70142-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Handbook of Deviance is a definitive reference for professionals, researchers, and students that provides a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the sociology of deviance.
Composed of over 30 essays written by an international array of scholars and meticulously edited by one of the best known authorities on the study of deviance
Features chapters on cutting-edge topics, such as terrorism and environmental degradation as forms of deviance
Each chapter includes a critical review of what is known about the topic, the current status of the topic, and insights about the future of the topic
Covers recent theoretical innovations in the field, including the distinction between positivist and constructionist perspectives on deviance, and the incorporation of physical appearance as a form of deviance
Composed of over 30 essays written by an international array of scholars and meticulously edited by one of the best known authorities on the study of deviance
Features chapters on cutting-edge topics, such as terrorism and environmental degradation as forms of deviance
Each chapter includes a critical review of what is known about the topic, the current status of the topic, and insights about the future of the topic
Covers recent theoretical innovations in the field, including the distinction between positivist and constructionist perspectives on deviance, and the incorporation of physical appearance as a form of deviance
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 173 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
1179 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-118-70142-3 (9781118701423)
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Person
Erich Goode is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Stony Brook University. He is the author of 11 books, mainly on deviance, crime, and drug use, which include Deviant Behavior (10th edition, 2015), Drugs in American Society (9th edition, 2015), and Justifiable Conduct: Self-Vindication in Memoir (2013).
Content
Contributors viii
Introduction xiv
Erich Goode
Acknowledgments xxii
Part I Deviance: The Conceptual Foundations 1
1 The Sociology of Deviance: An Introduction 3
Erich Goode
2 Deviance and Social Control 30
Mathieu Deflem
3 Regulating Vice 45
Jim Leitzel
4 Deviant Subcultures and Lifestyles 64
Craig J. Forsyth
5 Positive Deviance 80
Druann Maria Heckert and Daniel Alex Heckert
Part II Ongoing Deviance Dynamics 101
6 The Process of Deviantization 103
Daniel Dotter
7 Changing Definitions of Deviance 121
John Curra
8 The Medicalization of Deviance: From Badness to Sickness 137
Joseph Schneider
9 Decriminalization 154
John Dombrink
10 What is Homosexuality Doing in Deviance? 172
Jeffery P. Dennis
Part III Studying Deviance 189
11 Quantitative Methods in the Study of Deviance and Crime 191
Jeff Ackerman
12 Studying Deviance: Qualitative Methods 210
Richard Tewksbury
13 Explanatory Paradigms in the Study of Deviance 225
Robert F. Meier
Part IV Approaches, Explanations, Factors 237
14 Critical Criminology 239
Walter S. DeKeseredy
15 The Interactionist Approach to Deviance 259
Addrain Conyers and Thomas C. Calhoun
16 Gender and Deviance 277
Meredith G.F. Worthen and Danielle Dirks
17 Deviance and the Mass Media 298
David L. Altheide
Part V Individual Deviance 311
18 Juvenile Delinquency: Its Nature, Causes, and Control 313
Timothy Brezina and Robert Agnew
19 Alcohol Use as Deviance 331
Paul M. Roman
20 Drug Use as Deviance 349
Scott Akins and Clayton J. Mosher
21 Sociology and Sexual Deviance 369
Martin S. Weinberg and Colin J. Williams
22 Cognitive Deviance: Unconventional Beliefs 401
Robin D. Perrin
23 Abominations of the Body: Physical Characteristics as Deviance 422
Erich Goode
Part VI Institutional Deviance 445
24 Mental Illness as a Form of Deviance: Historical Notes and Contemporary Directions 447
Peter Conrad and Julia Bandini
25 Poverty and Disrepute 463
David L. Harvey
26 Environmental Harm as Deviance and Crime 471
Avi Brisman
27 Organizational Deviance: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? 488
Melanie Bryant
28 Marginalizing Migrants: Illegality, Racialization, and Vulnerability 504
Dean Wilson
29 Political Deviance 521
Pat Lauderdale
30 Terrorism and Counterterrorism 537
Austin T. Turk
Part VII Deviance Futures 549
31 Deviance and Social Change 551
Nachman Ben?]Yehuda
32 What's in Store for the Concept of Deviance? Reflections, Speculations, Predictions 563
Erich Goode
Index 583
Introduction xiv
Erich Goode
Acknowledgments xxii
Part I Deviance: The Conceptual Foundations 1
1 The Sociology of Deviance: An Introduction 3
Erich Goode
2 Deviance and Social Control 30
Mathieu Deflem
3 Regulating Vice 45
Jim Leitzel
4 Deviant Subcultures and Lifestyles 64
Craig J. Forsyth
5 Positive Deviance 80
Druann Maria Heckert and Daniel Alex Heckert
Part II Ongoing Deviance Dynamics 101
6 The Process of Deviantization 103
Daniel Dotter
7 Changing Definitions of Deviance 121
John Curra
8 The Medicalization of Deviance: From Badness to Sickness 137
Joseph Schneider
9 Decriminalization 154
John Dombrink
10 What is Homosexuality Doing in Deviance? 172
Jeffery P. Dennis
Part III Studying Deviance 189
11 Quantitative Methods in the Study of Deviance and Crime 191
Jeff Ackerman
12 Studying Deviance: Qualitative Methods 210
Richard Tewksbury
13 Explanatory Paradigms in the Study of Deviance 225
Robert F. Meier
Part IV Approaches, Explanations, Factors 237
14 Critical Criminology 239
Walter S. DeKeseredy
15 The Interactionist Approach to Deviance 259
Addrain Conyers and Thomas C. Calhoun
16 Gender and Deviance 277
Meredith G.F. Worthen and Danielle Dirks
17 Deviance and the Mass Media 298
David L. Altheide
Part V Individual Deviance 311
18 Juvenile Delinquency: Its Nature, Causes, and Control 313
Timothy Brezina and Robert Agnew
19 Alcohol Use as Deviance 331
Paul M. Roman
20 Drug Use as Deviance 349
Scott Akins and Clayton J. Mosher
21 Sociology and Sexual Deviance 369
Martin S. Weinberg and Colin J. Williams
22 Cognitive Deviance: Unconventional Beliefs 401
Robin D. Perrin
23 Abominations of the Body: Physical Characteristics as Deviance 422
Erich Goode
Part VI Institutional Deviance 445
24 Mental Illness as a Form of Deviance: Historical Notes and Contemporary Directions 447
Peter Conrad and Julia Bandini
25 Poverty and Disrepute 463
David L. Harvey
26 Environmental Harm as Deviance and Crime 471
Avi Brisman
27 Organizational Deviance: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? 488
Melanie Bryant
28 Marginalizing Migrants: Illegality, Racialization, and Vulnerability 504
Dean Wilson
29 Political Deviance 521
Pat Lauderdale
30 Terrorism and Counterterrorism 537
Austin T. Turk
Part VII Deviance Futures 549
31 Deviance and Social Change 551
Nachman Ben?]Yehuda
32 What's in Store for the Concept of Deviance? Reflections, Speculations, Predictions 563
Erich Goode
Index 583