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Social Deviance
The new edition of this popular introduction explores the meaning of social deviance in contemporary society. It traces the path by which we create deviance: how we single out behavior, ideas, and appearances that differ from the “norm,” label them as either offensive or acceptable, and then condemn or celebrate them. The book explains what kinds of behavior are banned and who bans them, exposing the important political influences underlying these processes. Refreshed with a new engaging, accessible style, the second edition features expanded treatment of the theories of deviance, new material on positive deviance, and updated references and contemporary examples throughout.

At its core, Social Deviance looks at who becomes deviant and why. It delves into the multiple motives that cause rule-breakers to behave badly in the eyes of those they offend or creatively in the eyes of those they please, and it reveals the way deviants think about their actions, their moral identity, and their fellow moral outcasts.
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Social Deviance
The new edition of this popular introduction explores the meaning of social deviance in contemporary society. It traces the path by which we create deviance: how we single out behavior, ideas, and appearances that differ from the “norm,” label them as either offensive or acceptable, and then condemn or celebrate them. The book explains what kinds of behavior are banned and who bans them, exposing the important political influences underlying these processes. Refreshed with a new engaging, accessible style, the second edition features expanded treatment of the theories of deviance, new material on positive deviance, and updated references and contemporary examples throughout.

At its core, Social Deviance looks at who becomes deviant and why. It delves into the multiple motives that cause rule-breakers to behave badly in the eyes of those they offend or creatively in the eyes of those they please, and it reveals the way deviants think about their actions, their moral identity, and their fellow moral outcasts.
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Overview

The new edition of this popular introduction explores the meaning of social deviance in contemporary society. It traces the path by which we create deviance: how we single out behavior, ideas, and appearances that differ from the “norm,” label them as either offensive or acceptable, and then condemn or celebrate them. The book explains what kinds of behavior are banned and who bans them, exposing the important political influences underlying these processes. Refreshed with a new engaging, accessible style, the second edition features expanded treatment of the theories of deviance, new material on positive deviance, and updated references and contemporary examples throughout.

At its core, Social Deviance looks at who becomes deviant and why. It delves into the multiple motives that cause rule-breakers to behave badly in the eyes of those they offend or creatively in the eyes of those they please, and it reveals the way deviants think about their actions, their moral identity, and their fellow moral outcasts.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781509523511
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 12/17/2018
Series: Short Introductions
Edition description: 2nd ed.
Pages: 208
Product dimensions: 5.70(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Stuart Henry is Professor of Criminal Justice at San Diego State University.

Table of Contents

Preface

1 What is deviance?

2 Why people ban behavior

3 What causes people to deviate? Theories of deviant behavior

4 Why people break rules: From extreme deviance to positive deviance

5 Neutralizing morality and deviant motivations

6 Failed socialization and weak social control

7 How people become deviants: Labeling deviant actors

8 Responding to deviant designations and coping with stigma

9 Becoming normal: The politics of stigma

Conclusion: What can the study of social deviance do for you?

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"This book does just about everything I could have asked, and does it in a way that will allow students to embrace concepts of social deviance, understand the complexity of the issues, and be able to apply these ideas to their everyday lives. It is well written and uses simple, non-jargonized language with excellent examples to get its point across. I thought it would be impossible to get me excited about another text on this topic, but there are no books that match this one."
Peter Adler, University of Denver

"Stuart Henry has done a remarkable job of introducing the student to what is perhaps the most intriguing subject in the undergraduate curriculum - the sociology of deviance. Yes, deviance is alive and well. Pick up this book and read it. It is a brisk, engaging, and informative account of normative violations and their aftermath. Our students will enjoy and learn from it."
Erich Goode, State University of New York at Stony Brook

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