Perspectives on Deviance and Social Control

Perspectives on Deviance and Social Control provides a sociological examination of deviance and social control in society. Derived from the same author team's successful text/reader version, this concise and student-friendly resource uses sociological theories to illuminate a variety of issues related to deviant behavior and societal reactions to deviance. The authors briefly explain the development of major sociological theoretical perspectives and use current research and examples to demonstrate how those theories are used to think about and study the causes of deviant behavior and the reactions to it. Focusing on the application—rather than just the understanding—of theory, the Second Edition offers a practical and fascinating exploration of deviance in our society. PERSPECTIVES ON DEVIANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL - FRONT COVER PERSPECTIVES ON DEVIANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL COPYRIGHT PAGE BRIEF CONTENTS DETAILED CONTENTS FOREWORD PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT THE AUTHORS CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION TO DEVIANCE CHAPTER 2 - THE DIVERSITY OF DEVIANCE CHAPTER 3 - RESEARCHING DEVIANCE CHAPTER 4 - ANOMIE/STRAIN THEORY CHAPTER 5 - SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION THEORY CHAPTER 6 - DIFFERENTIAL ASSOCIATION AND SOCIAL LEARNING THEORIES CHAPTER 7 - SOCIAL CONTROL THEORIES OF DEVIANCE CHAPTER 8 - LABELING THEORY CHAPTER 9 - MARXIST AND CONFLICT THEORIES OF DEVIANCE CHAPTER 10 - CRITICAL THEORIES OF DEVIANCE CHAPTER 11 - SOCIETAL RESPONSES TO DEVIANCE CHAPTER 12 - DEVIANT CAREERS AND CAREER DEVIANCE GLOSSARY REFERENCES AND ADDITIONAL READING INDEX The second edition covers the development of major sociological theoretical perspectives and uses current research and examples to demonstrate how those theories are used to think about and study the causes of deviant behavior and the reactions to it.