Sociology of Deviant Behavior

Designed to appeal to today's students, the eleventh edition examines topics with relevance for today - cultural and social reactions to deviance; the growing interest in white collar and corporate crime; and the importance of the Internet and computer communications in changing views on deviance in modern life.

Preface

v

Part I The Nature of Deviance

1

(76)

The Nature and Meaning of Deviance

3

(24)

Deviant Events and Social Control

27

(22)

The Social Context of Deviance

49

(28)

Part II Explaining Deviance

77

(80)

Becoming Deviant

79

(30)

General Perspectives on Deviance: Anomie and Conflict Theories

109

(22)

Labeling, Control, and Learning Theories of Deviance

131

(26)

Part III Forms of Deviance

157

(282)

Crimes of Interpersonal Violence

159

(38)

Nonviolent Crime

197

(26)

White-Collar and Corporate Crime

223

(34)

Drug Use and Addiction

257

(54)

Drunkenness and Alcoholism

311

(44)

Sexual Deviance

355

(44)

Suicide

399

(40)

Part IV Studies in Stigma

439

(2)

Physical Disabilities and Eating Disorders

441

(40)

Homosexuality and Homophobia

481

(52)

Mental Disorders

533

References

R-1

Name Index

IN-1

Subject Index

IN-11

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Sociology of Deviant Behavior

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