Deviance and Deviants An Anthology

by Tewksbury, Richard; Gagne, Patricia; Schwartz, Martin D.

• ISBN13: 9780195329902
• ISBN10: 0195329902
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This unique collection of highly readable articles offers a fresh, alternative approach to teaching deviance. Articles were chosen that will pique student interest and stimulate lively class discussion by challenging preconceived notions of deviance and people labeled as "deviant." Benefits of Deviance and Deviants: An Anthology to students and instructors are as follows: * This is not a "typical" deviance anthology. It does not include the classic selections usually found in most readers. Rather, it features less widely known empirical pieces selected on the basis of their compelling descriptions of deviant behavior - both from top journals and from sources outside the mainstream. * The book is organized around themes of behavior rather than theoretical perspectives or concepts. The articles examine drugs, sex, medicine, relationships, sports, work, and deviant subcultures, providing students with a basis for grasping central sociological ideas. * Coverage includes such topics as rape, transgender behavior, and child abuse - as well as a variety of types of deviance that touch closer to home for many students: sports deviance, student drinking, mistreatment of the elderly, stuttering, cheating among college students, and faculty malfeasance. * Brief, thought-provoking introductions are provided for each article, framing the piece in a larger context in terms of conceptual and theoretical issues.

Table of Contents

Substance Use and Abuse

Introduction

The Intangible Rewards From Crime: The Case of Domestic Marijuana Cultivation

The Experiences of Women Who Sell Crack: Some Descriptive Data from the Detroit Crack Ethnography Project

The Motives and Mechanics of Operating an Illegal Drug Enterprise

Who's Driving? College Students' Choices of Transportation Home After Drinking

Sexual Deviations

Introduction

Cruising for Sex in Public Places: The Structure and Language of Men's Hidden

Dial-a-Porn Recordings: The Role of the Female Participant in Male Sexual Fantasies

Dominance and Inequality in X-Rated Videocassettes

Rape Myths and Violence Against Street Prostitutes

Boy-Lovers and Their Influence on Boys: Distorted Research and Anecdotal Observations

Medicalized Forms of Deviance

Introduction

Making Myself Understood: The Labeling Theory of Deviance Applied to Stuttering

Food is My Best Friend: Self-Justifications and Weight-Loss Efforts, Cliff EnglishR

The Medical Construction of Gender: Case Management of Intersexed Infants

The Stigma of Involuntary Childlessness

Genetic Essentialism and Social Deviance

Intimate Forms of Violence

Introduction

How Women Define Their Experiences of Violence

Rural Woman Abuse: The Voices of Kentucky Women

Defining Elder Mistreatment in Four Ethnic Groups Across Two Generations

Definition of Roles in Abusive Lesbian Relationships

Avengers, Conquerors, Playmates, and Lovers: Roles Played by Child Sexual buse Perpetrators

Motives of Men Who Rape

Deviant Sports

Introduction

Gender, Sport, and the Construction of Community: A Case Study from Women's Nancy Theberge

Misogyny On and Off the 'Pitch': The Gendered World of Male Rugby Players

Knives and Gaffs: Definitions in the Deviant World of Cockfighting

Male Student-Athletes and Violence against Women: A Survey of Campus Judicial

Deviant Occupations/Deviance in Occupations

Introduction

The Anatomy of a Deception: Fraud and Finesse in the Mock Auction Sales 'Con,'

Male Street Hustling: Introduction Processes and Stigma Containment

Neutralization and Deviance in the Workplace: Theft of Supplies and Medicines

The Influence of Situational Ethics on Cheating Among College Students

Faculty Malfeasance: Understanding

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