Outsiders
Studies in the Sociology of Deviance
1st Edition
Published on 30. June 2008
224 pages
978-1-4391-3636-2 (ISBN)
Description
One of the most groundbreaking sociology texts of the mid-20th century, Howard S. Becker's Outsiders is a thorough exploration of social deviance and how it can be addressed in an understanding and helpful manner.
A compulsively readable and thoroughly researched exploration of social deviance and the application of what is known as "labeling theory" to the studies of deviance. With particular research into drug culture, Outsiders analyzes unconventional individuals and their place in normal society.
A compulsively readable and thoroughly researched exploration of social deviance and the application of what is known as "labeling theory" to the studies of deviance. With particular research into drug culture, Outsiders analyzes unconventional individuals and their place in normal society.
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Howard S. Becker has made major contributions to the sociology of deviance, the sociology of art, and the sociology of music. His books include Tricks of the Trade and What About Mozart? What About Murder? He lives and works in San Francisco and Paris.
Content
- Intro
- Epigraph
- Acknowledgments
- New Preface (2018)
- Chapter 1: Outsiders
- Definitions of Deviance
- Deviance and the Responses of Others
- Whose Rules?
- Chapter 2: Kinds of Deviance: A Sequential Model
- Simultaneous and Sequential Models of Deviance
- Deviant Careers
- Chapter 3: Becoming a Marijuana User
- Learning the Technique
- Learning to Perceive the Effects
- Learning to Enjoy the Effects
- Chapter 4: Marijuana Use and Social Control
- Supply
- Secrecy
- Morality
- Chapter 5: The Culture of a Deviant Group: The Dance Musician
- The Research
- Musician and "Square"
- Reactions to the Conflict
- Isolation and Self-Segregation
- Chapter 6: Careers in a Deviant Occupational Group: The Dance Musician
- Cliques and Success
- Parents and Wives
- Chapter 7: Rules and Their Enforcement
- Stages of Enforcement
- An Illustrative Case: The Marihuana Tax Act
- Chapter 8: Moral Entrepreneurs
- Rule Creators
- The Fate of Moral Crusades
- Rule Enforcers
- Deviance and Enterprise: A Summary
- Chapter 9: The Study of Deviance: Problems and Sympathies
- Chapter 10: Labelling Theory Reconsidered
- Deviance as Collective Action
- Demystifying Deviance
- Moral Problems
- Conclusion
- Forty-Five Years Later: Some New Questions
- Chapter 11: Why Was Outsiders a Hit? Why Is It Still a Hit?
- Finding a Publisher
- The Right Everything: Moment, People, and Products
- Chapter 12: Why I Am Not the Reason Marijuana Is Being Legalized
- Public Opinion About Drugs in 1950
- My Own History as a Marijuana Researcher
- A Growing Community of Drug Researchers
- Natural Scientists Start Demanding Better Evidence
- A New Generation and What They Talk About
- How to Study Public Opinion: Some Final Thoughts
- About the Author
- References
- Index
- Copyright
