Deviance

  • Deviance: The Interactionist Perspective
    Deviance: The Interactionist Perspective
    By Earl Rubington, Martin Weinberg

    Advance Data from Vital and Health Statistics, No. 104, DHHS Pub. No. (PHS) 85–1250. Public Health Service. Hyattsville, MD. February. Parsons, Talcott. 1951. The Social System. New York: Free Press. Plummer, Kenneth. 1979.

  • Deviance: A Symbolic Interactionist Approach
    Deviance: A Symbolic Interactionist Approach
    By Nancy J. Herman, Nancy J. Herman-Kinney

    R.E. Park and E.W.Burgess , op . cit . p . 865 , also Muzafer Sherif , op . cit . ch.5 , “ Properties of Group Situations , " pp . 98–121 . * For a discussion of the relation between the principal social processes and the resulting ...

  • Deviance: Social Constructions and Blurred Boundaries
    Deviance: Social Constructions and Blurred Boundaries
    By Leon Anderson

    The book is divided into four parts. Section One introduces students to the sociology of deviance. A sociological approach to deviance is contrasted with popular views of deviants as demonic, mentally ill, and culturally exotic.

  • Deviance: Studies in Definition, Management, and Treatment
    Deviance: Studies in Definition, Management, and Treatment
    By Alfred Carpenter Clarke

    The valuable essays of this collection analyze the interconnected problems of the definition, management, and treatment of deviant behavior. The coverage is broad and the articles are fresh, interesting and...

  • Deviance: The Interactionist Perspective
    Deviance: The Interactionist Perspective
    By Earl Rubington, Martin S. Weinberg

    An anthology of 39 articles on the sociology of deviance, particularly how people define deviant conditions and behaviors, but more importantly, how they action on those categories.

  • Deviance: Social Constructions and Blurred Boundaries
    Deviance: Social Constructions and Blurred Boundaries
    By Leon Anderson

    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.

  • Deviance: Theories on Behaviors That Defy Social Norms
    Deviance: Theories on Behaviors That Defy Social Norms
    By Duane L. Dobbert Ph.D., Thomas X. Mackey

    ... today . There are some aspects , however , of Shaw and McKay's observations that no longer represent current social and community dynamics . Changes in industry and commerce distributions no longer follow the strict concentric layout ...

  • Deviance: The Interactionist Perspective
    Deviance: The Interactionist Perspective
    By Earl Rubington, Martin Weinberg

    This book focuses on issues such as how individuals interpret and label people, how people relate to one another based on these interpretations, and the consequences of these social processes.

  • Deviance: Conformity and Control in Canadian Society
    Deviance: Conformity and Control in Canadian Society
    By Vincent Sacco

    Deviance: Conformity and Control in Canadian Society

  • Deviance: Rulemakers & Rulebreakers
    Deviance: Rulemakers & Rulebreakers
    By Nancy A. Heitzeg

    Incorporating contemporary examples and applications, this text offers a comprehensive overview of three types of deviance: formal (criminal, civil, and administrative law), medical (neurological disorders), and informal (stigma, lifestyle, and...

  • Deviance: The Essentials
    Deviance: The Essentials
    By Henry Vandenburgh

    Applicable to those in criminal justice, sociology, or human services careers, yet accessible to the general interest reader, this short book covers all the key areas of deviance and basic criminology.