Readings in Deviant Behavior

by Thio, Alex; Calhoun, Thomas C.; Conyers, Addrain

• ISBN13: 9780205695577
• ISBN10: 0205695574
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-02-13
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This collection of diverse readings represents the full range of deviance sociology, dealing with many different theories as well as data collected via different research methodologies. Designed for use as either a main text or a supplement,Readings in Deviant Behaviorincludes selections with high student-appeal. All of the readings have been carefully edited for clarity and conciseness to ensure that they are enjoyable and useful in helping students learn. The sixth edition features many new articles that reflect current trends.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Defining Deviance	p. 9
Images of Deviance	p. 11
Defining Deviancy Down	p. 15
Positivist Theories	p. 19
Strain Theory	p. 21
Differential Association Theory	p. 27
Control Theory	p. 30
Shaming Theory	p. 33
Constructionist Theories	p. 37
Labeling Theory	p. 39
Phenomenological Theory	p. 42
Conflict Theory	p. 45
Feminist Theory	p. 50
Physical Violence	p. 57
What Drives the Libyan Suicide Bombers in Iraq?	p. 59
Serial Murder: Popular Myths and Empirical Realities	p. 67
What Triggers School Shootings?	p. 76
"I Hope Someone Murders Your Mother!": Extreme Support for the Death Penalty	p. 83
Intimate Violence	p. 89
Tenured and Battered	p. 91
Intimate Stalking: Characteristics and Consequences	p. 94
Child-to-Mother Violence	p. 98
How Child Molesters Explain Their Deviance	p. 108
Self-Destructive Deviance	p. 115
The Desire for Death	p. 117
Self-Injurers: A "Lonely Crowd"	p. 129
Being Sane in Insane Places	p. 133
The Emergence of Hyperactive Adults as Abnormal	p. 138
Victims Of Stigma	p. 145
Managing the Stigma of Personal Bankruptcy	p. 147
The Stigma of Obesity	p. 161
What Is It Like to Be a Rural Lesbian?	p. 168
"You're Not a Retard, You're Just Wise"	p. 173
Heterosexual Deviance	p. 181
The Globalization of Sex Tourism	p. 183
Flawed Theory and Method in Studies of Prostitution	p. 193
Exotic Dancers: "Where Am I Going to Stop?"	p. 203
"Everyone Knows Who the Sluts Are": How Young Women Get around the Stigma	p. 207
Substance Use And Abuse	p. 211
Binge Drinking on College Campuses	p. 213
"Hey, Don't Blame Me . . . Blame the Booze"	p. 217
OxyContin: A Prescription for Disaster	p. 223
Damn, It Feels Good to be a Gangsta: Selling Drugs on Campus	p. 229
Internet Deviance	p. 237
Show Me the Money: Online Mistresses and Slaves	p. 239
Online Dating: "I'm Dysfunctional, You're Dysfunctional"	p. 247
Online Boys: Male-for-Male Internet Escorts	p. 255
Cyberbullying: Offenders and Victims	p. 266
Privileged Deviance	p. 271
Criminal Telemarketing: A Profession on the Line	p. 273
The Neutralization of Professional Deviance among Veterinarians	p. 281
Societal Causes of Political Corruption	p. 286
Enron: Organizational Rituals as Deviance	p. 291
Underprivileged Deviance	p. 295
Shoplifters: "The Devil Made Me Do It"	p. 297
Burglary: The Offender's Perspective	p. 302
The Immediate Experiences of Carjacking	p. 308
The Good Thing about Workplace Deviance	p. 312
Controlling Deviance	p. 319
What It's Like to be Known as a Sex Offender	p. 321
Responses to Workplace Bullying	p. 329
Eating for Two: How Pregnant Women Neutralize Nutritional Deviance	p. 335
A New Way of Fighting the War on Drugs	p. 342
Name Index	p. 349
Subject Index	p. 359
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