Corporate and Governmental Deviance Problems of Organizational Behavior in Contemporary Society

by Ermann, M. David; Lundman, Richard J.

• ISBN13: 9780195094879
• ISBN10: 0195094875
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-03-14
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Corporate and Governmental Deviance is the most complete and accessible treatment and exploration of the deviant behavior of big business and big government. Now in its fifth edition, this popular collection has been thoroughly updated to include an expanded introductory essay by the editors,new selections on corporate cover-ups, including such controversial issues as the Pinto fire hazards, the health risks associated with Rely tampons, as well as the current debates on excessive force by police and price-fixing. Moral issues within government, such as the rationalization of the use ofgenocide during the Nazi Holocaust, along with an essay on the media coverage and the public reactions to such crimes are covered as well. The new edition also retains the familiar classic essays by major scholars featured in previous editions. Intended for use in sociology and criminology courses,this book provides readers with an even clearer appreciation of the fact that organizations, and not just individuals, commit acts of deviance.

Table of Contents

Origins

White Collar Crime

The Heavy Electrical Equipment Antitrust Cases of 1961

The Asymmetric Society

Patterns

Ethical Dimensions of the Challenger Disaster

Crimes of Obedience

Personal Fouls

Honest Graft

Why Should My Conscience Bother Me?

Reactions

The Savings and Loan Crisis

Insidious Injuries: Johns-Mansville and Asbestos Exposure

Whistleblowers

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