Deviant Behavior
International Edition
9th Edition
Published on 3. September 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-0-205-68376-5 (ISBN)
Description
This best-selling text offers comprehensive coverage of all aspects of deviance and is noted for its blend of style and substance.
Deviant Behavior covers a wide spectrum of theories of deviance, and analyzes numerous specific deviant behaviors. The author uses an abundance of research data, including many that debunk our common assumptions about deviant behavior. Students are exposed to the full range of theories and data about deviance, and are challenged to think about and evaluate their own biases and preconceptions.
Deviant Behavior covers a wide spectrum of theories of deviance, and analyzes numerous specific deviant behaviors. The author uses an abundance of research data, including many that debunk our common assumptions about deviant behavior. Students are exposed to the full range of theories and data about deviance, and are challenged to think about and evaluate their own biases and preconceptions.
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Edition
9th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
722 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-205-68376-5 (9780205683765)
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Person
Alex Thio is Professor of Sociology at Ohio University. Born of Chinese parentage in Penang, Malaysia, he grew up in a multicultural environment. He acquired fluency in Mandarin (modern standard Chinese), Malay, and Indonesian. He also picked up a smattering of English and Dutch. He took French and German in high school and college.
Professor Thio attended primary school in Malaysia and high school in Indonesia. He then came to the United States and worked his way through Central Methodist College in Missouri, where he majored in social sciences. Later, he studied sociology as a graduate student at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and he completed his doctorate while working as a research and teaching assistant.
Professor Thio regularly teaches courses in deviance, introductory sociology, social problems, and criminology. In addition to teaching, he enjoys writing. He is the author of the Sociology: A Brief Introduction, Society: Myths and Realities (Penguin Academic), and Deviant Behavior.
Professor Thio attended primary school in Malaysia and high school in Indonesia. He then came to the United States and worked his way through Central Methodist College in Missouri, where he majored in social sciences. Later, he studied sociology as a graduate student at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and he completed his doctorate while working as a research and teaching assistant.
Professor Thio regularly teaches courses in deviance, introductory sociology, social problems, and criminology. In addition to teaching, he enjoys writing. He is the author of the Sociology: A Brief Introduction, Society: Myths and Realities (Penguin Academic), and Deviant Behavior.
Content
Each chapter includes "Summary," "Further Reading," and "Critical Thinking Questions."
I. PERSPECTIVES AND THEORIES.
1. What Is Deviant Behavior?
Conflicting Definitions.
The Positivist Perspective.
The Constructionist Perspective.
2. Positivist Theories.
Anomie-Strain Theory.
Social Learning Theory.
Control Theory.
3. Constructionist Theories.
Labeling Theory.
Phenomenological Theory.
Conflict Theory.
II. INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE.
4. Physical Violence.
Assault and Aggravated Assault.
Who Is More Likely to Kill?
Patterns of Killing.
Characteristics of Homicide.
Mass and Serial Murder.
A Social Profile ofSerial Killers.
A Global Perspective on Homicide.
School Violence.
Stalking.
Hate-Killing
Genocide.
Why Do People Kill?
5. Rape and Child Molestation.
Patterns of Rape.
Consequences of Rape.
The Culture of Rape.
A Global Perspective on Wartime Rape
Why Men Rape Women.
Males as Victims.
Child Molestation.
6. Family Violence.
Myths about Family Violence.
The Extent of Family Violence.
Marital Rape.
Wife Beating.
Child Abuse.
Female Genital Mutilation.
Elder Abuse.
Female Genital Mutilation.
A Social Profile ofFamily Abusers.
Theories of Family Violence.
Social Responses to Family Violence.
III. SELF-DESTRUCTIVE DEVIANCE.
7. Suicide.
Varieties of Suicidal Experience.
Groups with Higher Suicide Rates.
A Social Profile ofSuicide Bombers.
Situational Factors in Suicide.
A Global Perspective on Suicide.
Social Responses to Suicide.
Sociological Theories of Suicide.
8. Mental Disorder.
Popular Beliefs.
Types of Mental Disorder.
Social Factors in Mental Disorder.
A Social Profile of Depressed Teens.
A Global Perspective on Mental Disorder
Societal Responses to Mental Disorder.
Perspectives on Mental Disorder.
IV. DIVERSE LIFESTYLES.
9. Heterosexual Deviance.
Teen Sex.
Extramarital Sex.
Pornography.
Phone Sex.
Nude Dancing.
Sexual Harassment.
The World of Prostitution.
A Global Perspective on Prostitution.
Theories of Prostitution.
10. Gays and Other Victims of Stigma.
Myths About Homosexuality.
Gays and Lesbians.
Same-Sex Practices Among Nonhomosexuals.
Homophobia.
Social Profile of Homophobes.
A Global Perspective on Homophobia.
Other Victims of Social Stigma.
V. DRUG USE.
11. Drug Use.
Drug Use in Perspective.
Illegal Drugs: Their Effects and Users.
Social Dimensions of Drug Use.
Becoming a Drug User.
A Social Profile of Illegal Drug Users.
What Causes Illegal Drug Use?
The War on Drugs.
Abusing Prescription Drugs, Particularly OxyContin.
Smoking Cigarettes.
A Global Perspective on Smoking
12. Drinking and Alcoholism.
The Extent of Drinking and Alcoholism.
Myths About Alcohol Use.
What Alcohol Does to Its Users.
Social Factors in Drinking.
A Global Perspective on Drinking.
What Is Alcoholism?
Becoming an Alcoholic.
College Students and Alcohol.
A Social Profile of College Binge Drinkers.
Women and Alcohol.
What Causes Alcoholism?
Controlling Alcohol Use and Abuse.
VI. INEQUALITY IN DEVIANCE.
13. Privileged Deviance.
What Is White-Collar Deviance?
Corporate Deviance.
A Social Profile of Corporate Crooks.
Occupational Deviance.
What Makes White-Collar Deviance Unique?
Causes of White-Collar Deviance.
Governmental Deviance.
A Global Perspective on Official Corruption.
Official Ways of Neutralizing Deviance.
Causes of Governmental Deviance.
14. Underprivileged Deviance.
Robbery.
Auto Theft and Carjacking.
Burglary.
Shoplifting.
Organized Crime.
A Global Perspective on Organized Crime.
VII. WILD FRONTIER
15. Internet Deviance
Seeking Easy Money Online
Searching Cyberspace for Sex
Expressing Hate Online
Disrupting Computer Networks
A Global Perspective on Cyberdeviance
I. PERSPECTIVES AND THEORIES.
1. What Is Deviant Behavior?
Conflicting Definitions.
The Positivist Perspective.
The Constructionist Perspective.
2. Positivist Theories.
Anomie-Strain Theory.
Social Learning Theory.
Control Theory.
3. Constructionist Theories.
Labeling Theory.
Phenomenological Theory.
Conflict Theory.
II. INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE.
4. Physical Violence.
Assault and Aggravated Assault.
Who Is More Likely to Kill?
Patterns of Killing.
Characteristics of Homicide.
Mass and Serial Murder.
A Social Profile ofSerial Killers.
A Global Perspective on Homicide.
School Violence.
Stalking.
Hate-Killing
Genocide.
Why Do People Kill?
5. Rape and Child Molestation.
Patterns of Rape.
Consequences of Rape.
The Culture of Rape.
A Global Perspective on Wartime Rape
Why Men Rape Women.
Males as Victims.
Child Molestation.
6. Family Violence.
Myths about Family Violence.
The Extent of Family Violence.
Marital Rape.
Wife Beating.
Child Abuse.
Female Genital Mutilation.
Elder Abuse.
Female Genital Mutilation.
A Social Profile ofFamily Abusers.
Theories of Family Violence.
Social Responses to Family Violence.
III. SELF-DESTRUCTIVE DEVIANCE.
7. Suicide.
Varieties of Suicidal Experience.
Groups with Higher Suicide Rates.
A Social Profile ofSuicide Bombers.
Situational Factors in Suicide.
A Global Perspective on Suicide.
Social Responses to Suicide.
Sociological Theories of Suicide.
8. Mental Disorder.
Popular Beliefs.
Types of Mental Disorder.
Social Factors in Mental Disorder.
A Social Profile of Depressed Teens.
A Global Perspective on Mental Disorder
Societal Responses to Mental Disorder.
Perspectives on Mental Disorder.
IV. DIVERSE LIFESTYLES.
9. Heterosexual Deviance.
Teen Sex.
Extramarital Sex.
Pornography.
Phone Sex.
Nude Dancing.
Sexual Harassment.
The World of Prostitution.
A Global Perspective on Prostitution.
Theories of Prostitution.
10. Gays and Other Victims of Stigma.
Myths About Homosexuality.
Gays and Lesbians.
Same-Sex Practices Among Nonhomosexuals.
Homophobia.
Social Profile of Homophobes.
A Global Perspective on Homophobia.
Other Victims of Social Stigma.
V. DRUG USE.
11. Drug Use.
Drug Use in Perspective.
Illegal Drugs: Their Effects and Users.
Social Dimensions of Drug Use.
Becoming a Drug User.
A Social Profile of Illegal Drug Users.
What Causes Illegal Drug Use?
The War on Drugs.
Abusing Prescription Drugs, Particularly OxyContin.
Smoking Cigarettes.
A Global Perspective on Smoking
12. Drinking and Alcoholism.
The Extent of Drinking and Alcoholism.
Myths About Alcohol Use.
What Alcohol Does to Its Users.
Social Factors in Drinking.
A Global Perspective on Drinking.
What Is Alcoholism?
Becoming an Alcoholic.
College Students and Alcohol.
A Social Profile of College Binge Drinkers.
Women and Alcohol.
What Causes Alcoholism?
Controlling Alcohol Use and Abuse.
VI. INEQUALITY IN DEVIANCE.
13. Privileged Deviance.
What Is White-Collar Deviance?
Corporate Deviance.
A Social Profile of Corporate Crooks.
Occupational Deviance.
What Makes White-Collar Deviance Unique?
Causes of White-Collar Deviance.
Governmental Deviance.
A Global Perspective on Official Corruption.
Official Ways of Neutralizing Deviance.
Causes of Governmental Deviance.
14. Underprivileged Deviance.
Robbery.
Auto Theft and Carjacking.
Burglary.
Shoplifting.
Organized Crime.
A Global Perspective on Organized Crime.
VII. WILD FRONTIER
15. Internet Deviance
Seeking Easy Money Online
Searching Cyberspace for Sex
Expressing Hate Online
Disrupting Computer Networks
A Global Perspective on Cyberdeviance