Deviance, Crime, and Control

Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I: INTRODUCTION; 1. Sociological Approaches to Deviance; Learning Objectives; Introduction; (1) Functionalism; (2) Conflict Theories; (3) The Symbolic Interactionist Approach; (4) The Feminist Approach; (5) The Postmodern Approach; PART II: DEVIANT ACTIVITIES; 2. Appearance Issues; Appearance: Its Social Meanings; The History of Appearance Issues and Public Reaction to Them; Appearance Communities and Cultures; Unintended Deviance: Anorexia, Bulimia, and Obesity; Eating Issues and Appearance Norms; Theories about Appearance Norms; Health and Social Consequences of Appearance Issues; Social Consequences; The Role of Families; Policies and Theory Applications to Control Appearance Issues; Likely Scenarios for Change in Appearance Issues; 3. Mental Illness; Introduction; The History of Mental Illness and Public Relation; The Characteristics of Mental Illness and Mentally Ill People; Communities and Subcultures of the Mentally Ill; Theories about Mental Illness; Families, Stress, and Mental Illness; Social and Health Consequences of Mental Illness; Social Consequences of Mental Illness; Policies and Theory Application; Likely Scenarios of Change; 4. Sexual Deviance; Introduction; Sexual Deviance in Constant Flux; Negative Consequences of Deviant Behaviour; History of Sexual Deviation and Consequent Public Reactions; Prostitution; Pornography; Other Forms of Sexual Deviation; Deviant Communities and Cultures; Theories about Sexual Deviance; Sociological Approaches; Social and Health Consequences of Sexual Deviance; Homophobia as a Form of Sexual Deviance; 5. Substance Abuse; Introduction; Intoxication: Its Social Role; The History of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, and Public Reaction; The Activities and Characteristics of Substance Abusers; Drug-using Communities and Cultures; Theories of Drug and Alcohol Abuse; Sociological Theories; Social and Health Consequences of Drug Use; Policy and Theory Applications; Decriminalization and Legalization; PART III: DELIQUENCY AND CRIME; 6. Risky Behaviours; Introduction; The Work Ethic and the Pleasure Ethic; Adolescent Risk-taking; The Rave Subculture: Tribalism and Risk; The Influence of Family and Peers; The History of Juvenile Delinquency, and Public Reactions to It; The Activities of Juvenile Delinquents; Delinquent Communities and Subcultures; Theories about Juvenile Delinquency; Health and Social Consequences; Policies and Theory Applications; Future Trends; 7. Violent Crimes; Introduction; The History of Violent Crime, and Public Reactions to It; Defining Crimes of Violence; Social Characteristics of Violent Criminals; Violent Communities and Subcultures; Patterns of Victimization; Family Violence; Theories about Violent Crime; Sociological Theories; Social and Health Consequences of Violent Crime; Policies and Theory Applications; 8. Non-violent Crimes; Introduction; Internal and External Controls on Criminal Behaviour; The Historical Development of Non-violent Crime; Demographic and Social Characteristics of Criminals; Non-violent Criminal Cultures and Communities; Classical Sociological Studies; Theories about Non-violent Crime; Social and Health Consequences of Non-violent Crime; Fear of Crime, and Its Consequences; Policies and Theory Applications; 9. Political Crimes; Introduction; Corruption; Resistance; Riots and Collective Protests; The History of War, Protest, and Public Reactions to It; Theories about Protest, Rebellion, and War; Sociological Approaches to Protest and War; Communities and Subcultures of Protest; Social Consequences of Wars and Political Crimes; Health Consequences of Terrorism and War; PART IV: WHAT COMES NEXT; 10. Informal Social Control; 11. Formal Punishment; References; Index