Elite Deviance
7th Edition
Published on 26. February 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-205-32176-6 (ISBN)
Description
The only text in this area that takes a holistic view, Elite Deviance traces the causes of elite deviance to the structure of power and wealth in the United States.
Elite Deviance includes both criminal and non-criminal elite acts that cause great harm. Unique in its scope, Elite Deviance covers not only corporate crime and political corruption in historical and contemporary contexts, but also the relationship between the two. Students will enjoy the many interesting and current examples and case studies that reinforce all major theoretical points in the book. Professors will appreciate the holistic, structural approach.
Elite Deviance includes both criminal and non-criminal elite acts that cause great harm. Unique in its scope, Elite Deviance covers not only corporate crime and political corruption in historical and contemporary contexts, but also the relationship between the two. Students will enjoy the many interesting and current examples and case studies that reinforce all major theoretical points in the book. Professors will appreciate the holistic, structural approach.
More details
Edition
7th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Width: 250 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-205-32176-6 (9780205321766)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
David R. Simon
Elite Deviance
Book
09/1998
6th Edition
Pearson
€65.79
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Content
Most chapters conclude with "Conclusion," "Critical Thinking Exercise," and "Endnotes."
1. The Nature of Elite Deviance.
Scandal-Plagued America.
A Theory of Elite Deviance.
The Classification of Elite Deviance.
The Conditions Leading to Elite Deviance.
The Consequences of Elite Deviance.
2. Elite Deviance and the Higher Immorality.
The Nature of the Higher Immorality.
Case Study: The Savings and Loan Scandal.
The Higher Immorality and the Political Economy.
The Higher Immorality and Corporate Crime.
Organized Crime and the Business Elite.
3. Corporate Deviance: Monopoly, Manipulation, and Fraud.
The Costs of Monopolies.
Price Fixing.
Price Gouging.
Deceptive Advertising.
Fraud.
4. Corporate Deviance: Human Jeopardy.
Individual Jeopardy.
Collective Jeopardy.
5. National Defense, Multinational Corporations, and Human Rights.
The Military-Industrial Complex.
Deviance and Multinational Corporations.
Human Rights, Multinationals, and U.S. Foreign Policy.
6. Political Corruption: Continuity and Change.
Money and Politics.
Corruption and Power.
7. Political Deviance.
Domestic Political Deviance.
International Crimes.
8. Understanding Elite Deviance.
Why Elite Deviance?
The Characteristics of Bureaucratic Structures.
Image Construction and Inauthenticity.
Organizational Conditions and the Production of Deviant Personalities.
Links between Elite Deviance and Nonelite Deviance.
Elite Deviance and Victimization.
Constructionist and Objectivist Positions on Elite Deviance.
9. The Scandalization of America: The Higher Immorality in an Era of Greed.
Watergate.
Iran-Contra.
Contragate and the Changing Nature of American Power and Corruption.
The Characteristics of Contemporary Scandal.
The Study of Elite Deviance.
Epilogue: Economic Democracy: A Proposal to Transform Society.
Basic Assumptions.
General Principles.
The Planks of a Social-Democratic Platform.
Implementing Economic Democracy.
Elite Deviance and Economic Democracy.
Publications.
Readings.
Organizations.
Name Index.
Subject Index.
1. The Nature of Elite Deviance.
Scandal-Plagued America.
A Theory of Elite Deviance.
The Classification of Elite Deviance.
The Conditions Leading to Elite Deviance.
The Consequences of Elite Deviance.
2. Elite Deviance and the Higher Immorality.
The Nature of the Higher Immorality.
Case Study: The Savings and Loan Scandal.
The Higher Immorality and the Political Economy.
The Higher Immorality and Corporate Crime.
Organized Crime and the Business Elite.
3. Corporate Deviance: Monopoly, Manipulation, and Fraud.
The Costs of Monopolies.
Price Fixing.
Price Gouging.
Deceptive Advertising.
Fraud.
4. Corporate Deviance: Human Jeopardy.
Individual Jeopardy.
Collective Jeopardy.
5. National Defense, Multinational Corporations, and Human Rights.
The Military-Industrial Complex.
Deviance and Multinational Corporations.
Human Rights, Multinationals, and U.S. Foreign Policy.
6. Political Corruption: Continuity and Change.
Money and Politics.
Corruption and Power.
7. Political Deviance.
Domestic Political Deviance.
International Crimes.
8. Understanding Elite Deviance.
Why Elite Deviance?
The Characteristics of Bureaucratic Structures.
Image Construction and Inauthenticity.
Organizational Conditions and the Production of Deviant Personalities.
Links between Elite Deviance and Nonelite Deviance.
Elite Deviance and Victimization.
Constructionist and Objectivist Positions on Elite Deviance.
9. The Scandalization of America: The Higher Immorality in an Era of Greed.
Watergate.
Iran-Contra.
Contragate and the Changing Nature of American Power and Corruption.
The Characteristics of Contemporary Scandal.
The Study of Elite Deviance.
Epilogue: Economic Democracy: A Proposal to Transform Society.
Basic Assumptions.
General Principles.
The Planks of a Social-Democratic Platform.
Implementing Economic Democracy.
Elite Deviance and Economic Democracy.
Publications.
Readings.
Organizations.
Name Index.
Subject Index.