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Lorne Tepperman

Deviance, Crime, and Control: Beyond the Straight and Narrow, 2e
ISBN 13: 9780195430257

About the Book

Deviance, Crime, and Control: Beyond the Straight and Narrow, second edition, assumes that deviance is normal behaviour and conformity is socially constructed. The 'discovery' of deviant behaviour indicates society's degree of cohesion, tolerance, and control over individuals. The benchmarks for what constitutes 'deviance' are in a constant state of change. This book studies contemporary notions and forms of deviance and control against the backdrop of history. In addition, the author takes a multi-paradigm approach and discusses deviance and conformity from functionalist, conflict, social constructionist/symbolic interactionist, feminist, and postmodern perspectives. Using health and well-being as a measure of tight social control, this text focuses on the outcomes of deviance. Emphasizing the need to find new solutions to social problems, Deviance, Crime, and Control provides students with a fresh perspective.

Readership : Deviance, Crime, and Control: Beyond the Straight and Narrow, Second Edition, is a core text for one semester Social Control, Deviance and Control, and the Sociology of Deviance and Conformity courses offered at the second- and third-year undergraduate level in university and college sociology and criminology departments.

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