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Sociology of deviant behavior / Marshall B. Clinard, Robert F. Meier.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2008.Edition: 13th edDescription: xviii, 587 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0495093351 (student ed.)
  • 9780495093350 (student ed.)
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Contents:
CONTENTS: Part I: Introduction to deviance -- The Nature and Meaning of Deviance -- Deviant Events and Social Control.Part II: Explaining deviance -- Becoming Deviant -- Major Theories of Deviance.Part III: Deviance and crime -- Crimes of Interpersonal Violence -- Nonviolent Crime -- White-Collar and Corporate Crime.Part IV: Types of deviance -- Drug Use and Addiction -- Drunkenness and Alcoholism -- Suicide -- Heterosexual Deviance.Part V: Studies in stigma -- Gays, Lesbians, and Homophobia -- Physical Disabilities -- Mental Disorders.Part VI: Looking ahead -- Recent Forms of Deviance.
Summary: SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR hits the hot topics from terrorism to white-collar crime and shows you how sociological theory explains them. You'll read about justified deviance (e.g., terrorism); corporate crime and mistakes, such as the General Motors ignition problem; the changing moral landscape regarding gay marriage and marijuana use; the importance of social media in facilitating deviant acts; political crime, and more. Now in its fifteenth edition, this book continues to be the leader in its market. When you read it, you'll see why.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 496-563) and indexes.

CONTENTS: Part I: Introduction to deviance -- The Nature and Meaning of Deviance -- Deviant Events and Social Control.Part II: Explaining deviance -- Becoming Deviant -- Major Theories of Deviance.Part III: Deviance and crime -- Crimes of Interpersonal Violence -- Nonviolent Crime -- White-Collar and Corporate Crime.Part IV: Types of deviance -- Drug Use and Addiction -- Drunkenness and Alcoholism -- Suicide -- Heterosexual Deviance.Part V: Studies in stigma -- Gays, Lesbians, and Homophobia -- Physical Disabilities -- Mental Disorders.Part VI: Looking ahead -- Recent Forms of Deviance.

SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR hits the hot topics from terrorism to white-collar crime and shows you how sociological theory explains them. You'll read about justified deviance (e.g., terrorism); corporate crime and mistakes, such as the General Motors ignition problem; the changing moral landscape regarding gay marriage and marijuana use; the importance of social media in facilitating deviant acts; political crime, and more. Now in its fifteenth edition, this book continues to be the leader in its market. When you read it, you'll see why.

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