Wayward Puritans A Study in the Sociology of Deviance, Classic Edition

by Erikson, Kai T.

• ISBN13: 9780205424030
• ISBN10: 0205424031
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-21
• Publisher: INGRAM

Summary

This book uses the Puritan settlement in 17th-century Massachusetts as a setting in which to examine several ideas about deviant behavior in society.Combining sociology and history, Erikson draws on the records of the Bay Colony to illustrate the way in which deviant behavior fits in the texture of social life generally.The main argument ofWayward Puritansis that deviant forms of behavior are often a valuable resource in society, providing a point of contrast which is necessary for the maintenance of a coherent social order.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the Classic Edition	p. vii
Preface	p. xiii
On the Sociology of Deviance	p. 1
The Puritans of Massachusetts Bay	p. 31
Historical Background	p. 33
The Puritan Ethos	p. 43
Law and Authority	p. 54
The Shapes of the Devil	p. 65
The Antinomian Controversy	p. 71
The Quaker Invasion	p. 107
The Witches of Salem Village	p. 137
Stabilities and Instabilities in Puritan Crime Rates	p. 161
Puritanism and Deviancy	p. 183
Afterword to the Classic Edition	p. 207
Appendix	p. 229
Bibliography	p. 239
Index	p. 247
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