The Handbook of Deviance

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John Wiley & Sons | e druk, 2015
ISBN13: 9781118701423
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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

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ISBN13:9781118701423
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Aantal pagina's:656

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<p>Contributors viii</p>
<p>Introduction xiv<br />Erich Goode</p>
<p>Acknowledgments xxii</p>
<p>Part I Deviance: The Conceptual Foundations 1</p>
<p>1 The Sociology of Deviance: An Introduction 3<br />Erich Goode</p>
<p>2 Deviance and Social Control 30<br />Mathieu Deflem</p>
<p>3 Regulating Vice 45<br />Jim Leitzel</p>
<p>4 Deviant Subcultures and Lifestyles 64<br />Craig J. Forsyth</p>
<p>5 Positive Deviance 80<br />Druann Maria Heckert and Daniel Alex Heckert</p>
<p>Part II Ongoing Deviance Dynamics 101</p>
<p>6 The Process of Deviantization 103<br />Daniel Dotter</p>
<p>7 Changing Definitions of Deviance 121<br />John Curra</p>
<p>8 The Medicalization of Deviance: From Badness to Sickness 137<br />Joseph Schneider</p>
<p>9 Decriminalization 154<br />John Dombrink</p>
<p>10 What is Homosexuality Doing in Deviance? 172<br />Jeffery P. Dennis</p>
<p>Part III Studying Deviance 189</p>
<p>11 Quantitative Methods in the Study of Deviance and Crime 191<br />Jeff Ackerman</p>
<p>12 Studying Deviance: Qualitative Methods 210<br />Richard Tewksbury</p>
<p>13 Explanatory Paradigms in the Study of Deviance 225<br />Robert F. Meier</p>
<p>Part IV Approaches, Explanations, Factors 237</p>
<p>14 Critical Criminology 239<br />Walter S. DeKeseredy</p>
<p>15 The Interactionist Approach to Deviance 259<br />Addrain Conyers and Thomas C. Calhoun</p>
<p>16 Gender and Deviance 277<br />Meredith G.F. Worthen and Danielle Dirks</p>
<p>17 Deviance and the Mass Media 298<br />David L. Altheide</p>
<p>Part V Individual Deviance 311</p>
<p>18 Juvenile Delinquency: Its Nature, Causes, and Control 313<br />Timothy Brezina and Robert Agnew</p>
<p>19 Alcohol Use as Deviance 331<br />Paul M. Roman</p>
<p>20 Drug Use as Deviance 349<br />Scott Akins and Clayton J. Mosher</p>
<p>21 Sociology and Sexual Deviance 369<br />Martin S. Weinberg and Colin J. Williams</p>
<p>22 Cognitive Deviance: Unconventional Beliefs 401<br />Robin D. Perrin</p>
<p>23 Abominations of the Body: Physical Characteristics as Deviance 422<br />Erich Goode</p>
<p>Part VI Institutional Deviance 445</p>
<p>24 Mental Illness as a Form of Deviance: Historical Notes and Contemporary Directions 447<br />Peter Conrad and Julia Bandini</p>
<p>25 Poverty and Disrepute 463<br />David L. Harvey</p>
<p>26 Environmental Harm as Deviance and Crime 471<br />Avi Brisman</p>
<p>27 Organizational Deviance: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? 488<br />Melanie Bryant</p>
<p>28 Marginalizing Migrants: Illegality, Racialization, and Vulnerability 504<br />Dean Wilson</p>
<p>29 Political Deviance 521<br />Pat Lauderdale</p>
<p>30 Terrorism and Counterterrorism 537<br />Austin T. Turk</p>
<p>Part VII Deviance Futures 549</p>
<p>31 Deviance and Social Change 551<br />Nachman Ben ]Yehuda</p>
<p>32 What s in Store for the Concept of Deviance? Reflections, Speculations, Predictions 563<br />Erich Goode</p>
<p>Index 583</p>

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