Deviant Behavior advances both an objective and subjective view of deviance: how society defines and treats the deviant, and how the societally-defined deviant personally experiences this status and treatment. Clear and lively but rigorous, the book focuses on central principles and theories, yet is vivid with multiple examples and case studies.
Deviant Behavior advances both an objective and subjective view of deviance: how society defines and treats the deviant, and how the societally-defined deviant personally experiences this status and treatment. Clear and lively but rigorous, the book focuses on central principles and theories, yet is vivid with multiple examples and case studies.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Erich Goode is Sociology Professor Emeritus at Stony Brook University. He has taught at a half-dozen universities and is the author of twelve books, including The Taming of New York¿s Washington Square and Drugs in American Society. Goode has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and several teaching awards. He lives in New York City, which provides ample strategic research sites for his interests.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introducing Deviance 2. Explaining Deviant Behavior 3. Constructing Deviance 4. Poverty and Disrepute 5. Crime and Criminalization 6. Criminal Behavior 7. White Collar, Corporate, and Global Malfeasance 8. Substance Abuse 9. Sexual Deviance 10. Unconventional Beliefs 11. Mental Disorder 12. Deviant Physical Characteristics 13. Tribal Stigma: Race, Religion, and Ethnicity