Description

Book Synopsis
The Handbook of Deviance is a definitive reference for professionals, researchers, and students that provides a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the sociology of deviance.

Table of Contents

Contributors viii

Introduction xiv
Erich Goode

Acknowledgments xxii

Part I Deviance: The Conceptual Foundations 1

1 The Sociology of Deviance: An Introduction 3
Erich Goode

2 Deviance and Social Control 30
Mathieu Deflem

3 Regulating Vice 45
Jim Leitzel

4 Deviant Subcultures and Lifestyles 64
Craig J. Forsyth

5 Positive Deviance 80
Druann Maria Heckert and Daniel Alex Heckert

Part II Ongoing Deviance Dynamics 101

6 The Process of Deviantization 103
Daniel Dotter

7 Changing Definitions of Deviance 121
John Curra

8 The Medicalization of Deviance: From Badness to Sickness 137
Joseph Schneider

9 Decriminalization 154
John Dombrink

10 What is Homosexuality Doing in Deviance? 172
Jeffery P. Dennis

Part III Studying Deviance 189

11 Quantitative Methods in the Study of Deviance and Crime 191
Jeff Ackerman

12 Studying Deviance: Qualitative Methods 210
Richard Tewksbury

13 Explanatory Paradigms in the Study of Deviance 225
Robert F. Meier

Part IV Approaches, Explanations, Factors 237

14 Critical Criminology 239
Walter S. DeKeseredy

15 The Interactionist Approach to Deviance 259
Addrain Conyers and Thomas C. Calhoun

16 Gender and Deviance 277
Meredith G.F. Worthen and Danielle Dirks

17 Deviance and the Mass Media 298
David L. Altheide

Part V Individual Deviance 311

18 Juvenile Delinquency: Its Nature, Causes, and Control 313
Timothy Brezina and Robert Agnew

19 Alcohol Use as Deviance 331
Paul M. Roman

20 Drug Use as Deviance 349
Scott Akins and Clayton J. Mosher

21 Sociology and Sexual Deviance 369
Martin S. Weinberg and Colin J. Williams

22 Cognitive Deviance: Unconventional Beliefs 401
Robin D. Perrin

23 Abominations of the Body: Physical Characteristics as Deviance 422
Erich Goode

Part VI Institutional Deviance 445

24 Mental Illness as a Form of Deviance: Historical Notes and Contemporary Directions 447
Peter Conrad and Julia Bandini

25 Poverty and Disrepute 463
David L. Harvey

26 Environmental Harm as Deviance and Crime 471
Avi Brisman

27 Organizational Deviance: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? 488
Melanie Bryant

28 Marginalizing Migrants: Illegality, Racialization, and Vulnerability 504
Dean Wilson

29 Political Deviance 521
Pat Lauderdale

30 Terrorism and Counterterrorism 537
Austin T. Turk

Part VII Deviance Futures 549

31 Deviance and Social Change 551
Nachman Ben]Yehuda

32 What’s in Store for the Concept of Deviance? Reflections, Speculations, Predictions 563
Erich Goode

Index 583

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 25/09/2015
      ISBN13: 9781118701423, 978-1118701423
      ISBN10: 1118701429
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Handbook of Deviance is a definitive reference for professionals, researchers, and students that provides a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the sociology of deviance.

      Table of Contents

      Contributors viii

      Introduction xiv
      Erich Goode

      Acknowledgments xxii

      Part I Deviance: The Conceptual Foundations 1

      1 The Sociology of Deviance: An Introduction 3
      Erich Goode

      2 Deviance and Social Control 30
      Mathieu Deflem

      3 Regulating Vice 45
      Jim Leitzel

      4 Deviant Subcultures and Lifestyles 64
      Craig J. Forsyth

      5 Positive Deviance 80
      Druann Maria Heckert and Daniel Alex Heckert

      Part II Ongoing Deviance Dynamics 101

      6 The Process of Deviantization 103
      Daniel Dotter

      7 Changing Definitions of Deviance 121
      John Curra

      8 The Medicalization of Deviance: From Badness to Sickness 137
      Joseph Schneider

      9 Decriminalization 154
      John Dombrink

      10 What is Homosexuality Doing in Deviance? 172
      Jeffery P. Dennis

      Part III Studying Deviance 189

      11 Quantitative Methods in the Study of Deviance and Crime 191
      Jeff Ackerman

      12 Studying Deviance: Qualitative Methods 210
      Richard Tewksbury

      13 Explanatory Paradigms in the Study of Deviance 225
      Robert F. Meier

      Part IV Approaches, Explanations, Factors 237

      14 Critical Criminology 239
      Walter S. DeKeseredy

      15 The Interactionist Approach to Deviance 259
      Addrain Conyers and Thomas C. Calhoun

      16 Gender and Deviance 277
      Meredith G.F. Worthen and Danielle Dirks

      17 Deviance and the Mass Media 298
      David L. Altheide

      Part V Individual Deviance 311

      18 Juvenile Delinquency: Its Nature, Causes, and Control 313
      Timothy Brezina and Robert Agnew

      19 Alcohol Use as Deviance 331
      Paul M. Roman

      20 Drug Use as Deviance 349
      Scott Akins and Clayton J. Mosher

      21 Sociology and Sexual Deviance 369
      Martin S. Weinberg and Colin J. Williams

      22 Cognitive Deviance: Unconventional Beliefs 401
      Robin D. Perrin

      23 Abominations of the Body: Physical Characteristics as Deviance 422
      Erich Goode

      Part VI Institutional Deviance 445

      24 Mental Illness as a Form of Deviance: Historical Notes and Contemporary Directions 447
      Peter Conrad and Julia Bandini

      25 Poverty and Disrepute 463
      David L. Harvey

      26 Environmental Harm as Deviance and Crime 471
      Avi Brisman

      27 Organizational Deviance: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? 488
      Melanie Bryant

      28 Marginalizing Migrants: Illegality, Racialization, and Vulnerability 504
      Dean Wilson

      29 Political Deviance 521
      Pat Lauderdale

      30 Terrorism and Counterterrorism 537
      Austin T. Turk

      Part VII Deviance Futures 549

      31 Deviance and Social Change 551
      Nachman Ben]Yehuda

      32 What’s in Store for the Concept of Deviance? Reflections, Speculations, Predictions 563
      Erich Goode

      Index 583

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