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Print Price: $189.99

Format:
Paperback
440 pp.
8 figures; 15 tables, 7" x 9"

ISBN-13:
9780195439908

Copyright Year:
2011

Imprint: OUP Canada


Exploring Deviance in Canada

A Reader

Edited by Ed Ksenych

Combining classic and contemporary articles, Exploring Deviance in Canada introduces students to central themes in the study of deviance, from the construction of deviance and normalcy to social control, sexual deviance, and mental illness. Taking both a theoretical and critical approach, the thematically organized selections include scholarly research articles, excerpts from major theorists, government reports, interviews, and journalistic writing. Each reading is prefaced with a practical introduction that helps students contextualize key concepts and apply them to a variety of everyday situations. With a unique Canadian focus, this reader situates deviance in a landscape that students in Canada can relate to, while still offering a global perspective. Wide-ranging and comprehensive, this diverse collection is essential reading for students studying the sociology of deviance.

Readership : Second- and third-year university and college students.

Reviews

  • "The Canadian context, variety of topics covered, and critical thinking material provide a good resource for courses on deviance and criminology."

    --Reza Rahbari, York University

Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
General Introduction
Part I: The Question of Deviance
1. George Gurley: 'Pleasures of the Fur'
2. Linda Deutschmann: 'Prescientific Approaches to Deviance'
3. Robert Silverman, J. Teevan, and V. Sacco: 'Lay Definitions of Crime'
4. Law Commission of Canada: 'What Is a Crime?'
5. Emile Durkheim: 'Crime and the Collective Consciousness' and 'The Normal and the Pathological'
Part 2: Constructing Deviance and Normalcy
6. William O'Grady: 'Crime, Fear, and Risk'
7. Ed Ksenych: 'On Rising Crime in Toronto'
8. Maria Elizabeth Grabe: 'Television News Magazines and Functionalism'
9. Harvey Sacks: 'On doing 'being ordinary''
10. Erving Goffman: 'Stigma and Social Identity'
Part 3: Social Control and Justice
11. Michael Lynch: 'Accommodation Practices'
12. Michel Foucault: 'Body of the Condemned'
13. Julian V. Roberts: 'Life in Prison: Interview with a Lifer'
14. Bryan Hogeveen: 'Is There Justice for Young People?'
15. Law Commission of Canada: 'Restorative Justice'
Part 4: Sexual Deviance
16. Tamara O'Doherty: 'Off Street Commercial Sex'
17. Chris Bruckert: 'The World of the Professional Stripper'
18. James F. Hodgson: 'Juvenile Prostitutes'
Part 5: Mental Illness and Psychiatry
19. Sigmund Freud: 'Why Is It So Difficult for People to Be Happy?'
20. Nancy Heitzig: 'Medical Deviance and DICA: Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence'
21. D. L. Rosenhan: 'Being Sane in Insane Places'
Part 6: Youth and Deviance
22. Julian Tanner: 'Deviant Youth: The Social Construction of Youth Problems'
23. National Crime Prevention Centre of Public Safety Canada: 'Youth Gangs in Canada: What Do We Know?' and 'Youth Gang Involvement: What Are the Risk Factors?'
24. Robert J. Brym: 'Hip Hop from Caps to Bling'
25. John F. Manzo and Monetta M. Bailey: 'On the Assimilation of Racial Stereotypes among Black Canadian Young Offenders'
Part 7: Street Crime
26. Erin Anderson: 'One on One with a Killer'
27. Barbara Boyle Torrey: 'Data Gold Mines and Minefields'
28. Rebecca Kong, Holly Johnson, Sara Beattie, and Andrea Cardillo: 'Sexual Offences in Canada'
29. Eric W. Hickey: 'Profiling Serial Killers'
30. Jack Katz: 'Criminals' Passions and the Progressive's Dilemma'
Part 8: Issues in Moral and Legal Regulation
31. Linda MacLeod: 'Wife Battering in Canada'
32. John Hagan: 'Corporate and White-Collar Crime'
33. Steven Kleinknecht: 'The Hacker Spirit: An Interactionist Analysis of the Hacker Ideology'
34. James Cosgrave: 'Regulating Vice: The Moral Trajectory of Gambling in Canada'
Index

Online Test Bank for each of the 8 parts:
20 multiple choice
10 true and false
5 short answer
3 essay questions

Ed Ksenych did his graduate work in social theory at York University and has been a professor at George Brown College for over twenty-five years. He teaches various courses in sociology and philosophy, but especially enjoys introducing students to the excitement of sociological inquiry. He has won the Board of Governors' Award of Excellence in Teaching and the Community Services and Health Sciences Divisional Teaching Award at George Brown College, as well as the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Teaching Excellence Award, University of Texas at Austin. In addition to his published works, he has written and presented various papers regarding college education that reflect his ongoing interest in classical and contemporary approaches to pedagogy and curriculum development as well as his skepticism over current commercial trends in education. He is currently involved in setting up an international student exchange project for Canadian and American students in which each group learns about the others' country.

Deviance, Crime, and Control - Lorne Tepperman
Understanding Deviance - David Downes, Paul Rock and Chris McCormick
Teenage Troubles - Julian Tanner
Crime and Criminology - Rob White, Fiona Haines and Lauren Eisler
Deviance Across Cultures - Edited by Robert Heiner
Crime in Canadian Context - William O'Grady

Special Features

  • Canadian content, global perspective. With numerous contributions by Canadian scholars on Canadian topics, the reader offers current and extensive coverage of crime and deviance in Canada, while maintaining an international scope.
  • Classic and contemporary coverage. A compilation of classic and contemporary readings offer students an in-depth, balanced treatment of the subject.
  • Variety of selections. The diverse assortment of readings - including scholarly research articles; government reports; discussion papers; magazine and newspaper articles; interviews; and carefully abridged excepts from major theorists - will keep students engaged while exposing them to varying forms of discourse about deviance and social control.
  • Accessible. Articles cover an array of engaging topics that are sure to pique student interest and encourage an exploration of deviance from a sociological perspective.
  • Sociology basics. Carefully selected and edited articles are accompanied by explanations of basic sociological concepts and theories, helping students new to both sociology and the study of deviance understand the issues addressed in the readings.
  • Thematic organization. Part-opening introductions for each of the eight themes explored - defining deviance; the social construction of deviance and normalcy; social control and justice; sexual deviance; mental illness and psychiatry; youth and deviance; street crime; and moral and legal regulations - provide a solid framework for students, while also offering instructors increased flexibility in terms of assigning readings.
  • Student-focused commentary. Taking an inductive approach to the study of deviance, each reading is prefaced with a practical introduction to help students contextualize and apply the material to a variety of situations.
  • Emphasis on social constructionism. Argues that what counts as deviance and how it is controlled is the result of how an act is collectively defined and reacted to. Many of the selections also emphasize the important role the media plays in the construction of deviance and social control, helping students develop both social awareness and media literacy.
  • Theoretical and critical approach. Presents a diverse range of theoretical viewpoints while integrating important critiques from critical theorists, criminologists, and postmodern theorists, providing students with an even-handed analysis of competing perspectives.