Synopses & Reviews
This text has been the market leader for more than 40 years. It continues its popularity due to its thorough updating of data, facts, and figures while retaining the basic focus on solid research findings through a sociological point of view. Designed to appeal to today's students, the 12th edition examines topics with relevance for today - cultural and social reactions to deviance; the growing interest in white-collar and corporate crime; and the importance of the Internet and computer communications in changing views on deviance in modern life.
Synopsis
'Looking for a textbook with simplified terminology and endless study helps? SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR hits the hot topics from terrorism to white-collar crime and shows you how sociological theory explains them. Now in its 13th edition, this textbook continues to be the best of its kind on the market. After you use its study guides and get the grade you need, you\'ll see why.'
About the Author
Marshall B. Clinard is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has written numerous books and articles on deviance and sociology. He is widely considered to be one of the very best researchers on deviance and deviant behavior.
Table of Contents
'\'1. The Nature and Meaning of Deviance. 2. Deviant Events and Social Control. 3. Becoming Deviant. 4. Structural Perspectives on Deviance: Anomie and Conflict Theories. 5. Labeling, Control, and Learning Theories of Deviance. 6. Crimes of Interpersonal Violence. 7. Nonviolent Crime. 8. White-Collar Crime and Corporate Crime. 9. Drug Use and Addiction. 10. Drunkenness and Alcoholism. 11. Sexual Deviance. 12. Physical Disabilities. 13. Gays, Lesbians, and Homophobia. 14. Mental Disorders. 15. Suicide.\\n
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