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

By:

Clinard, Marshall Barron, 1911-

Contributor(s):

Meier, Robert F. (Robert Frank), 1944-

Material type:

TextPublication details: Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2008.Edition: 13th edDescription: xviii, 587 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

0495093351 (student ed.)
9780495093350 (student ed.)

Subject(s):

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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Title notes ( 3 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Main	RTC Library Main opac	Main TEST	302.5 CLI		Available	30010390
Main	RTC Library Main opac	Main TEST	302.5 CLI	2	Available	30011272
Main	RTC Library Main opac	Main TEST	302.5 CLI	3	Available	30010419
Main	RTC Library Main opac	Main TEST	302.5 CLI	4	Available	30010687

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 496-563) and indexes.

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.