Social Deviance

ISBN-13: 9781509523504 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 208 str.

Stuart Henry; Lindsay M. Howard

Opis

The new edition of this popular introduction explores the meaning of social deviance in contemporary society. Stuart Henry traces the path by which we create deviance: how we single out behavior, ideas, and appearances that differ from the norm, label them as either offensive or acceptable, and then condemn or celebrate them.

Recenzje

Stuart Henry has done a remarkable job of introducing the student to what is perhaps the most intriguing subject in the undergraduate curriculum––the sociology of deviance. Yes, deviance is alive and well. Pick up this book and read it. It is a brisk, engaging, and informative account of normative violations and their aftermath. Our students will enjoy and learn from it.
Erich Goode, State University of New York at Stony Brook

The second edition of this book arrives at a propitious time in history, when our social fabric is being questioned on moral, ethical, and political grounds like never before. Henry and Howard have, once again, done a superb job of contextualizing deviance among contemporary issues. Social Deviance allows students to embrace the key concepts in the field, to understand the complexity of the issues, and to be able to apply these ideas to their everyday lives. It is well written and uses simple, non–jargonized language with excellent examples to get its point across. Like the first edition, it stands unmatched in its enunciation of the complexities of deviant behaviour in a straightforward manner.
Peter Adler, University of Denver (Emeritus)

Spis treści

• Preface
• 1 What is deviance?
• 2 Why people ban behavior
• 3 What causes people to deviate? Theories of deviant behavior
• 4 Why people break rules: From extreme deviance to positive deviance
• 5 Neutralizing morality and deviant motivations
• 6 Failed socialization and weak social control
• 7 How people become deviants: Labeling deviant actors
• 8 Responding to deviant designations and coping with stigma
• 9 Becoming normal: The politics of stigma
• Conclusion: What can the study of social deviance do for you?

O autorze

Stuart Henry is Professor of Criminal Justice at San Diego State University.