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Book SynopsisDeviance through technology and media is explained. The authors then examine substance abuse, gun violence, terrorism, adolescent substance use, deviance and crime, fear of terrorism, gun violence, Kurdish pride gang, media exposure, secularization and modernity, social control, social order, and the impact of covid-19 on children’s lives.
Trade ReviewThe concepts of crime, deviance, and social control are among the most complex and controversial social issues,
specifically in the age of mass media. In their timely and topical book, author Sebahattin Ziyanak adroitly
collected many comprehensive in‐depth essays. The Understanding Deviance, Crime, Social Control, and Mass
Media: The Construction of Social Order is a well‐written gallant attempt for providing broad and up‐to‐date
knowledge in those debated topics by using a multi‐disciplinary perspective. It is an essential resource and a
must‐read for undergraduate, graduate students, and instructors seeking a comprehensive textbook.
-- Oguzhan Basibuyuk, professor and chair of Homeland Security and Criminal Justice Department, Sul Ross State
A timely book promising a prismatic exploration of deviance through technology and media offering significant
engagement opportunities for classroom instruction and discussion while examining norms and national and
global challenges to society and social order.
-- Lt. Col. Eddy Lynton, associate professor and chair, Department of Criminal Justice and Security Studies, New Mexico Military Institute
Ziyanak offers a book ambitious in its scope, which examines deviance among young people in
connection with social problems of our time such as COVID‐19, substance abuse, gun violence, innercity
crime, and terrorism. This edited volume brings together contributions from scholars in different
disciplines representing a diversity of perspectives. Timely and relevant, this book will be useful for
scholars in sociology, criminal justice, legal studies, media studies, public policy, and other academic
fields.
-- Ronald Lorenzo, assistant professor in sociology, Division of Social Work, Behavioral, and Political Sciences, Praire View A&M University
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Social Control by Sebahattin Ziyanak and Dian Jordan
Chapter 1: The Roles of (In)Sufficient Parental Activity and Family Structure on Adolescent Substance Use by Gonca Soyer
Chapter 2: Functionalist Theories of Deviance by Sebahattin Ziyanak and James Williams
Chapter 3: Fear of Crime in the United States by Bilal Sert and Sebahattin Ziyanak
Chapter 4: Kurdish Pride Gang in Nashville, Tennessee by Mehmet Soyer and Sebahattin Ziyanak
Chapter 5: Social Order: Secularization and Modernity by Sebahattin Ziyanak and Dian Jordan
Chapter 6: Views on Terrorism and Relationship(s) between Deviant Theory and Social Policy by Sebahattin Ziyanak
Chapter 7: Fear and Risk Perceptions of College Students Regarding Terrorism by Ahmet Kule, Niyazi Ekici, Mustafa Murat Ozer, and Sebahattin Gultekin
Chapter 8: The Impact of the Technology on Social Control and Deviance by Sebahattin Ziyanak
Chapter 9: Media Viewing, Child Development and Policy Implications: The Impact of Covid-19 by Gonca Soyer and Sebahattin Ziyanak
Chapter 10: The Portrayal of the Kurds in the Turkish Media by Sebahattin Ziyanak and Mehmet Soyer
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