Deviant Behavior

ISBN-13: 9780367599355 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 368 str.

Cliff Roberson; Elena Azaola Garrido

Opis

A core text in a one-semester undergraduate course on deviant behavior, this book provides a complete study of behavior, beliefs, conditions, and reactions to deviance. It examines positivism and constructionism and provides an in-depth explanation of the many categories of deviant behavior. The book emphasizes that what is deviant in one cultur

Spis treści

What Is Deviant Behavior? Theoretical Explanations. Constructionist Approaches. Interpersonal Violence. Self-Destructive Deviance. Family Violence and Deviance. Social Inequality and Deviance Issues. Physical and Mental Differences as Deviance. Business and Organized Crime. Governmental Deviance. Cybercrimes. Human Trafficking and Commercial Sex. Unconventional Beliefs and Behaviors.

O autorze

Cliff Roberson is professor emeritus of criminal justice at Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, and a retired professor of criminology at California State University, Fresno. He previously served as editor in chief of the international police journals Police Practices and Research and Professional Issues in Criminal Justice Journal. He is also an adjunct professor for Kaplan University.

He has authored or coauthored more than 60 books and texts on legal subjects. His previous academic experiences include associate vice president for academic affairs, Arkansas Tech University; dean of arts and sciences, University of Houston, Victoria; director of programs, National College of District Attorneys; professor of criminology and director of the Justice Center, California State University, Fresno; and assistant professor of criminal justice, St. Edwards University.

Elena Azaola is professor emeritus at the Center for Advanced Studies and Research in Social Anthropology located in Mexico City. She earned a PhD in anthropology and did her postgraduate study on deviant behavior at Columbia University. She is also a psychoanalyst. Dr. Azaola is presently Mexico’s representative to the Human Rights Commission. In addition, she was an advisor with the National Commission of Human Rights and a council member at the Federal District Commission of Human Rights. She coordinated the European Commission project for street children in Mexico (1999–2003).

Dr. Azaola has published more than 125 journal articles and numerous books on human behavior, crime, and human rights. Her research on the commercial sexual exploitation of children was sponsored by the United Nations Children Fund.