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Perspectives on Deviance and Social Control
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Perspectives on Deviance and Social Control

November 2014 | 328 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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Perspectives on Deviance and Social Control is a core textbook that provides a sociological examination of deviance and social control in society.  Derived from the successful text/reader version, this concise and student-friendly resource uses sociological theories to explain a variety of issues related to deviant behavior and societal reactions to deviance. The authors briefly explain the development of major sociological theoretical perspectives and use current research and examples to show how those theories are used to think about and study the causes of deviant behavior and the reactions to it. 
 
CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Deviance
Conceptions of Deviance

 
The Sociological Imagination

 
The Importance of Theory

 
Explaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites

 
Now YOU?.?.?.?Use Your Sociological Imagination

 
Ideas in Action

 
 
CHAPTER 2: The Diversity of Deviance
Deviance and Its Varied Forms

 
Physical Deviance and Appearance: Ideals of Beauty and Everyone Else

 
Relationships and Deviance

 
Deviance in Cyberspace: Making Up the Norms as We Go

 
Subcultural Deviance

 
Elite Deviance, Corporate Deviance, and Workplace Misconduct

 
Positive Deviance

 
Explaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites: The Cases of Addiction, Prostitution, and Graffiti

 
Ideas in Action: Guerrilla Gardening in Low-Income Areas

 
Question: So Who Are the Deviants? Answer: It Depends on Who You Ask

 
 
CHAPTER 3: Researching Deviance
Methodological Approaches to Studying Deviance

 
Content Analysis

 
Secondary Data Sources

 
Ideas in Action: Evaluating Programs and Policy

 
Ethical Considerations in Studying Deviance Conclusion

 
 
CHAPTER 4: Anomie/Strain Theory
Development of Anomie/Strain Theory

 
Emile Durkheim and Anomie

 
Robert Merton and Adaptations to Anomie/Strain

 
Richard Cloward and Lloyd Ohlin, Differential Opportunity

 
Albert Cohen, Delinquent Boys

 
Robert Agnew—General Strain Theory

 
Steven Messner and Richard Rosenfeld: Crime and the American Dream—Institutional Anomie Theory

 
Application of Anomie and Strain Theories

 
Critiques of Anomie and Strain Theories

 
Explaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites: The Occupy Wall Street Movement

 
Ideas in Action: Defy Ventures – Transforming Innovation into Legitimate Success

 
 
CHAPTER 5: Social Disorganization Theory
Development of Social Disorganization Theory

 
Shaw and McKay Study of Juvenile Delinquency and Urban Areas

 
Critiques of Social Disorganization Theory

 
Rebirth of Social Disorganization Theory

 
Application of Social Disorganization Theory

 
More Theoretical and Empirical Advances and Divergences: Social and Physical Disorder

 
Explaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites with Social Disorganization Theory

 
Ideas in Action: Programs and Policy from Social Disorganization and Broken Windows Perspectives

 
 
CHAPTER 6: Differential Association and Social Learning Theory
Development of Differential Association Theory

 
Development of Akers’s Social Learning Theory

 
Social Structure and Social Learning (SSSL)

 
Application of Differential Association and Social Learning

 
Critiques of Differential Association and Social Learning Theories

 
Cultural Deviance Theory and Subcultural Explanations of Deviance

 
Explaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites: Teen Alcohol and Drug Use

 
Ideas in Action: Programs and Policy from a Social Learning Perspective

 
 
CHAPTER 7: Social Control Theories of Deviance
Development of Social Control Theory

 
Techniques of Neutralization

 
Contemporary Additions to Social Control Theory

 
Application of Social Control Theories

 
Critiques of Social Control Theories

 
Explaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites: The Case of Teenage Runaways/Homelessness and Medical Deviance by Doctors

 
Ideas in Action: Homeboy Industries

 
 
CHAPTER 8: Labeling Theory
Development of Labeling Theory

 
How the Labeling Process Works

 
Labeling and Mental Illness

 
Labeling and Delinquency

 
Application of Labeling Theory

 
Impact of Labeling Theory

 
Critiques of Labeling Theory

 
Explaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites: Considering Drinking – and Not Drinking – on College Campuses

 
Ideas in Action: “I Have a Dream” Foundation – Instilling Positive Labels

 
 
CHAPTER 9: Marxist/Conflict Theories of Deviance
Development of Marxist Theory

 
Development of Conflict Theory

 
Applications of Marxist/Conflict Theory

 
Critiques of Marxism and Conflict Theory

 
Explaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites: The Cases of Shoplifting and Employees Locked in the Workplace

 
Ideas in Action: Racial Impact Statements

 
 
CHAPTER 10: Critical Theories of Deviance
Development of Feminist Criminology

 
Development of Critical Race Theory

 
Development of Peacemaking

 
Critiques of Critical Theories

 
Explaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites: The Cases of Pornography and Illegal Government Surveillance

 
Ideas in Action: Navajo Peacemaking and Domestic Violence

 
 
CHAPTER 11: Social Control of Deviance
Medicalization of Deviant Behavior

 
Policing, Supervision, and the Impact of Incarceration on Disadvantaged Populations and Communities

 
Total Institutions

 
Correctional Facilities and the Purposes of Punishment

 
Gresham Sykes and the Pains of Imprisonment

 
Juvenile Correctional Facilities

 
Reentry—Challenges in Returning to the Community After Time in an Institution

 
Public Fear and Social Control: The Case of Sex Offenders

 
Collateral Consequences—Effects on Communities and Families

 
Explaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites: Considering How Money Can Matter in Local Jails

 
Ideas in Action: College Programs in Prisons

 
 
CHAPTER 12: Deviant Careers and Career Deviance
Development of a Deviant Careers and Career Deviance Approach

 
Getting Into Deviance: Onset of a Deviant Career

 
Explaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites: Anorexia and the Prostitution Rehabilitation Program

 
Risk and Protective Factors for Onset

 
Maintaining a Deviant Career: Living the Life

 
Getting Out of the Game: Desistance From Career Deviance

 
Ideas in Action: Programs and Policy from a Career Deviance/Deviant Career Perspective

 
 
CHAPTER 13. Deviance and Social Control in Global Context
Researching Deviance Globally

 
Trials and Tribulations Involved in Researching Deviance across the Globe

 
Empirical Tests of Theories of Deviance Globally

 
Social Control in Global Context

 
Explaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites: Human Trafficking: Crossing Boundaries and Borders

 
Ideas in Action: What Can Be Done about Human Trafficking?

 

Supplements

Student Study Site

The open-access Student Study Site includes the following:

  • Mobile-friendly eFlashcards strengthen understanding of key terms and concepts.
  • Mobile-friendly practice quizzes allow for independent assessment by students of their mastery of course material.
  • Exclusive access to full-text SAGE journal articles that have been carefully selected to support and expand on the concepts presented in each chapter is included.
  • Video and multimedia links that appeal to students with different learning styles.
Instructor Resources

Password-protected Instructor Resources include the following:

 

  • A Microsoft® Word test bank, is available containing multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and essay questions for each chapter. The test bank provide a diverse range of pre-written options as well as the opportunity to edit any question and/or insert your own personalized questions to effectively assess students’ progress and understanding.
  • Editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides offer complete flexibility for creating a multimedia presentation for your course.
  • Sample course syllabi for semester and quarter courses provide suggested models for structuring your courses.
  • Lively and stimulating chapter activities that can be used in class (for individual or group projects) to reinforce active learning.
  • Video and multimedia links that appeal to students with different learning styles.
  • Chapter activities reinforce important content and help launch classroom interaction by prompting students to engage with the material.
  • Exclusive access to full-text SAGE journal articles that have been carefully selected to support and expand on the concepts presented in each chapter is included.

I've been looking for a Deviant textbook that is theory focused. Too many texts tend to focus on behaviors with antiquated language and labeling generalizations. Students are expecting to be offended by something in the text and with this particular book they are pleased with the presentation and it is great to use in class and online.

Mrs Deborah F Beat
Sociology Dept, Wichita State University
August 22, 2016
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A good introduction into themes relating to social devaince

Ms Anna Davenport
Faculty of Humanities and Social Studies, Winchester University
April 19, 2016
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A very detailed book which takes the reader through a journey of deviance in all its different forms. An excellent took for research and learning.

Mrs Amanda Hill
Faculty of Health and Science, University of Cumbria
January 20, 2015
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Updated version of the previous text which was comprehensive and easy to understand.

Dr Mathilda Spencer
Social Science Div, Univ Of Pittsburgh-Titusville
January 2, 2015
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Sample Materials & Chapters

Chapter 1

Chapter 13

Michelle Lee Inderbitzin

Michelle Inderbitzin primarily studies prison culture, juvenile justice, and transformative education. She is co-editor of the book The Voluntary Sector in Prisons: Encouraging Personal and Institutional Change, and she won the American Society of Criminology Teaching Award in 2017. Dr. Inderbitzin earned her PhD in sociology from the University of Washington and has been a faculty member at Oregon State University since 2001. Along with her on-campus classes on crime and deviance, she regularly teaches classes and volunteers in Oregon’s maximum-security prison for men and state youth correctional facilities. More About Author

Kristin A. Bates

Kristin A. Bates is a professor of criminology and justice studies in the Department of Sociology at California State University San Marcos. Her research focuses on racial, ethnic, and gender inequality in criminal justice policies. She is currently involved in a study examining the community impact of civil gang injunctions. She is co-editor of the book Through the Eye of Katrina: Social Justice in the United States, as well as co-author of Juvenile Delinquency in a Diverse Society, both in their second editions. Dr. Bates earned her PhD in sociology from the University of Washington in 1998. More About Author

Randy R. Gainey

Randy R. Gainey is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Old Dominion University. His research focuses on sentencing decisions, alternatives to incarceration, and neighborhood characteristics and crime. He is co-author of two other books: Family Violence and Criminal Justice: A Life-Course Approach, now in its third edition, and Drugs and Policing. His articles have recently appeared in Criminology, Justice Quarterly, Theoretical Criminology, The Prison Journal, The Journal of Criminal Justice, and The Journal of Crime and Justice. Dr. Gainey earned his PhD in sociology in 1995 at the University of Washington. More About Author

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