Sociology of Deviant Behavior - Hardcover

Clinard, Marshall B.

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9780155041301: Sociology of Deviant Behavior

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ISBN 10: 0155041304 ISBN 13: 9780155041301

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1980

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The leading book in the field, Sociology of Deviant Behavior, Tenth Edition, continues its tradition of a balanced theoretical perspective while incorporating the most current research and empirical data available. For the course in social deviance, the Tenth Edition combines a thorough updating of research with its learning-theory based coverage of crime, alcoholism, drugs, suicide, mental disorders, and other behaviors that depart from group standards. More attention is paid to the discussion of gay movements, the social aspects of mental disorders, and suicide in the United States and other countries, providing cross-national comparison. Features: * Presents a sociological perspective without neglecting empirical evidence of the biological perspective or new emergent theories, such as left realism. * Coverage of physical disabilities and mental illness illustrates the fact that deviance is not always voluntary behavior. * Discussions relate forms of deviance to current issues of social control. * Boxed inserts, chapter summaries, and recommended reading lists provide resources and references for further study of important topics. New to this edition: * A new chapter (Chapter 2) on social control provides complete coverage of this increasingly important topic in the study of deviance. * Material on computer sexuality and the Internet incorporates timely information on a new medium for communication and pornography. * Expanded coverage on eating disorders, a form of deviance often encountered in college age students. * Major sociological theories are also presented in brief summaries, allowing students additional review opportunities. * More attention is devoted to the social aspects of mental disorders providing a better opportunity to apply the sociological theories presented.

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PART I: INTRODUCTION TO DEVIANCE. 1. The Nature and Meaning of Deviance. 2. Deviant Events and Social Control. PART II EXPLAINING DEVIANCE. 3. Becoming Deviant. 4. Theories in Deviance. PART III: DEVIANCE AND CRIME. 5. Crimes of Interpersonal Violence. 6. Nonviolent Crime. 7. White-Collar and Corporate Crime. PART IV: TYPES OF DEVIANCE. 8. Drug Use and Addiction. 9. Drunkenness and Alcoholism. 10. Suicide. 11. Heterosexual Deviance. PART V: STUDIES IN STIGMA. 12. Gays, Lesbians, and Homophobia. 13. Physical Disabilities. 14. Mental Disorders. PART VI: LOOKING AHEAD. 15. Recent Forms of Deviance.

About the Author:

Robert F. Meier has been Professor the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) since 1998. He obtained his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and has held faculty positions at the University of California, Washington State University, and Iowa State University before coming to UNO. Dr. Meier is the author or editor of 23 books, original and revised editions, and over 75 articles in professional journals, book chapters, and technical reports. He has been a member of the American Sociological Association, Midwest Sociological Society, American Society of Criminology, and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. He is a consultant for the National Science Foundation, National Research Council, and the National Institute of Justice. He has served as associate editor for the American Sociological Review, Criminology, Sociological Inquiry, and Deviant Behavior, and as Vice President of the American Society of Criminology. Marshall Clinard (1911-2010) was Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He wrote numerous books and articles on deviance and sociology, and was a major contributor to our understanding of white-collar and corporate criminality.

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