Perspectives on Deviance and Social Control - Kristin A. Bates

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Résumé :
Perspectives on Deviance and Social Control provides a sociological examination of deviance and social control in society. Derived from the same author team's successful text/reader version, this concise and student-friendly resource uses sociological theories to illuminate 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 demonstrate how those theories are used to think about and study the causes of deviant behavior and the reactions to it. Focusing on the application-rather than just the understanding-of theory, the Second Edition offers a practical and fascinating exploration of deviance in our society....

Biographie:
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.

Sommaire:
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Chapter 1. Introduction to Deviance
Introduction
Conceptions of Deviance
The Sociological Imagination
The Importance of Theory and Its Relationship to Research
Global Perspectives on Deviance
Explaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites
Ideas in Action
Conclusion: Organization of the Book
Exercises and Discussion Questions
Key Terms
Recommended Resources
Chapter 2. The Diversity of Deviance
Introduction
Deviance and Its Varied Forms
Physical Deviance and Appearance: Ideals of Beauty, Self-Harm, and Body Modification
Relationships and Deviance
Deviance in Cyberspace: Making Up the Norms as We Go
Subcultural Deviance
Elite Deviance, Corporate Deviance, and Workplace Misconduct
Positive Deviance
Global Perspectives on Types of 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 Whom You Ask
Conclusion
Exercises and Discussion Questions
Key Terms
Chapter 3. Researching Deviance
Introduction
Methodological Approaches to Studying Deviance
Content Analysis
Secondary Data Sources
Ethical Considerations in Studying Deviance
Global Perspectives on Trials and Tribulations Involved in Researching Deviance Across the Globe
Explaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites: Using Content Analysis to Study Deviants Among the Business Elite and Street Bikers
Ideas in Action: Evaluating Programs and Policy
Conclusion
Endnote
Exercises and Discussion Questions
Key Terms
Chapter 4. Anomie/Strain Theory
Introduction
Development of Anomie/Strain Theory
Robert Merton and Adaptations to Anomie/Strain
Richard Cloward and Lloyd Ohlin, Differential Opportunity
Albert Cohen, Delinquent Boys
Robert Agnew, General Strain Theory
Messner and Rosenfeld, Crime and the American Dream- Institutional Anomie Theory
Application of Anomie and Strain Theories
Critiques of Anomie and Strain Theories
Global Perspectives on Anomie/Strain Theory
Explaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites: The Occupy Wall Street Movement
Ideas in Action: Transforming Innovation Into Conformity and Legitimate Success
Conclusion
Exercises and Discussion Questions
Key Terms
Chapter 5. Social Disorganization Theory
Introduction
Development of Social Disorganization Theory
Shaw and McKay's Study of Juvenile Delinquency and Urban Areas
Critiques of Social Disorganization Theory
Rebirth of Social Disorganization Theory
Empirical Tests of Social Disorganization Theory
Global Perspectives on Social Disorganization Theory
Tests of Social Disorganization in Cities Outside the United States
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
Conclusion
Exercises and Discussion Questions
Key Term
Chapter 6. Differential Association and Social Learning Theories
Introduction
Development of Differential Association Theory
Development of Akers's Social Learning Theory
Social Structure and Social Learning
Application of Differential Association and Social Learning
Critiques of Differential Association and Social L...