Synopses & Reviews
This interesting, comprehensive book examines deviant behavior from the point of view that humans are rule-making and rule-enforcing creatures. Deviant Behavior, 8th ed. recognizes that humans are also rebellious and irrepressible: hence, deviant. These processes of rule-making, relu-violation, and rule-enforcement are the core of human life; and the sociology of deviance is a field of study that is flourishing. Understanding unconventional or undesirable behavior, beliefs, and traits is necessary to understanding the human condition, and society as we know it today. Comprehensive yet readable, this book covers: methods in social research; criminal violence; legal and illegal drugs; sexual deviance; unconventional beliefs; mental disorder; physical characteristics; and deviant organizational behavior. An excellent reference work for those involved in law enforcement and the legal system, as well as therapists, social workers, teachers, researchers, and medical professionals.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: introduction
Chapter 2: Approaches to Deviance
Chapter 3: Explaining Deviant Behavior: Positivist Theories
Chapter 4: Constructionist Theories of Deviance
Chapter 5: Studying Deviance: Methods in Social Research
Chapter 6: Criminal Violence
Chapter 7: Legal Drugs: The Use of Alcohol and Tobacco
Chapter 8: Illicit Drug Use
Chapter 9: Sexual Deviance
Chapter 10: Cognitive Deviance: Holding Unconventional Beliefs
Chapter 11: Mental Disorder
Chapter 12: Physical Characteristics as Deviance
Chapter 13: Deviant Organizational Behavior