Deviant Behavior

by Thio, Alex D

• ISBN13: 9780205693238
• ISBN10: 0205693237
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-02-15
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This best-selling text offers comprehensive coverage of all aspects of deviance and is noted for its blend of style and substance. Deviant Behaviorcovers a wide spectrum of theories of deviance, and analyzes numerous specific deviant behaviors. The author uses an abundance of research data, including many that debunk our common assumptions about deviant behavior. Students are exposed to the full range of theories and data about deviance, and are challenged to think about and evaluate their own biases and preconceptions.

Author Biography

Alex Thio is Professor of Sociology at Ohio University. Born of Chinese parentage in Penang, Malaysia, he grew up in a multicultural environment. He acquired fluency in Mandarin (modern standard Chinese), Malay, and Indonesian. He also picked up a smattering of English and Dutch. He took French and German in high school and college.

 

Professor Thio attended primary school in Malaysia and high school in Indonesia. He then came to the United States and worked his way through Central Methodist College in Missouri, where he majored in social sciences. Later, he studied sociology as a graduate student at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and he completed his doctorate while working as a research and teaching assistant.

 

Professor Thio regularly teaches courses in deviance, introductory sociology, social problems, and criminology. In addition to teaching, he enjoys writing. He is the author of the Sociology: A Brief Introduction , Society: Myths and Realities (Penguin Academic), and Deviant Behavior .

Table of Contents

Brief Table of Contents

Perspectives and Theories

What Is Deviant Behavior?

Positivist Theories

Constructionist Theories

Interpersonal Violence

Physical Violence

Rape and Child Molestation

Family Violence

Self-Destructive Deviance

Suicide

Mental Disorder

Diverse Lifestyles

Heterosexual Deviance

Gays and Other Victims of Stigma

Substance Use and Abuse

Drug Use

Drinking and Alcoholism

Inequality in Deviance

Privileged Deviance

Underprivileged Deviance

Cyberspace: Wild Frontier

Internet Deviance

Comprehensive Table of Contents

Perspectives and Theories

What Is Deviant Behavior?

Conflicting Definitions

The Positivist Perspective

The Constructionist Perspective

An Integrated View

A Word about Deviance and Crime

Positivist Theories Anomie-Strain Theory

Social Learning Theory

Control Theory

Constructionist Theories

Labeling Theory

Phenomenological Theory

Conflict Theory

Interpersonal Violence

Physical Violence Assault and Aggravated Assault

Who Is More Likely to Kill?

Patterns of Killing Characteristics of Homicide

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