Leon Anderson

Deviance

Social Constructions and Blurred Boundaries

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Deviance: Social Constructions and Blurred Boundaries is designed for for courses on social deviance that take a strong sociological perspective. The book draws on up-to-date scholarship across a wide spectrum of deviance categories, providing a symbolic interactionist analysis of the deviance process. The book addresses positivistic theories of deviant behavior within a description of the deviance process that encompasses the work of deviance claims-makers, rule-breakers, and social control agents.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications Inc
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 187mm
• Gewicht: 880g
• ISBN-13: 9781071876701
• ISBN-10: 1071876708
• Artikelnr.: 70441423

Inhaltsangabe

Section 1: Theories and Methods in Deviance Studies
Chapter 1: Views of Deviance
Chapter 2: Getting Close to Deviance
Chapter 3: Positivistic Theories of Deviant Behavior
Chapter 4: Symbolic Interactionist/Social Constructionist Perspective
Section 2: High Consensus Criminal Deviance
Chapter 5: Murder
Chapter 6: Rape
Chapter 7: Financially Motivated Crime in the Streets
Chapter 8: White-Collar Crime
Section 3: Lifestyle Deviance
Chapter 9: Alcohol Abuse
Chapter 10: Drug Abuse
Chapter 11: Sex Work
Section 4: Status Deviance
Chapter 12: Mental Illness
Chapter 13: Obesity and Eating Disorders
Chapter 14: LGBTQ Identities