Deviant behavior -- Social Control

Indeks : p. 435-451 ; p. 429-432 ; This book maintains the features that readers hav praised throughout the previous three editions. This one is organized to introduce the topic of deviance in a sequence that does not force students to grapple with concepts, names, and explanations that have not been introduced, that are explained a chapter or two later, or that are called different names without any explanation for the variation. Three possible approaches can be used in the organization of a deviance text. The one chosen here has theory as its central theme and uses specific forms of behaviour to illustrate these theories. It focuses on explanations and principles of analysis, and how traditional approaches persist despite the arrival of newer orthodoxies. This presentation allows the instructor to update the material quickly and adapt it to his or her interest simply by providing more examples or detail.