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1 online resource (308 pages) |
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CONTENTS; Chapter 1: THE NATURE OF DEVIANCE; Chapter 2: STUDYING DEVIANCE; Chapter 3: AN OVERVIEW OF AND INTRODUCTION TOSOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES OF DEVIANCE; Chapter 4: ANOMIE AND STRUCTURAL THEORIES; Chapter 5: ANOMIE AND STRUCTRUAL THEORIES EXTENDED:STRAIN THEORIES; Chapter 6: CONTROL THEORIES; Chapter 7: SOCIETAL REACTION AND OTHER SOCIALPROCESSES THEORIES; Chapter 8: CONFLICT AND FEMINIST THEORIES; Chapter 9: SUICIDE; Chapter 10: CRIMINAL BEHAVIORS; Chapter 11: ADDICTIONS AND THE USE AND ABUSEOF SUBSTANCES. |
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Chapter 12: SOCIETAL REACTION AND STIGMATIZATION:MENTAL DISORDERS AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIESChapter 13: SEXUAL BEHAVIORS AND DIFFERENCES; Chapter 14: ELITE AND POWER DEVIANCE; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX. |
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Sociology of Deviance: Differences, Tradition, and Stigma is dedicated to a sociological analysis of deviance, a term reframed to imply differences. Deviance is approached from the outset as meaning differences: differences in attitudes, behaviors, lifestyles, and values of people. The terms "deviance" or "deviant behavior" are understood as labels themselves and are used sparingly, such as in the title and in Chapter 14, "Elite and Power Deviance" ("deviance" appears with frequency in the theory chapters since it is a term used by the theorists addressed). Part of the title of the text is "Tr. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Deviant behavior -- Case studies.
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Deviant behavior. |
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Case studies.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books -- Case studies.
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Electronic books -- Case studies.
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Case studies.
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Print version: Franzese, Robert J. Sociology of Deviance : Differences, Tradition, and Stigma. Springfield : Charles C Thomas Publisher, LTD, ©2009 9780398078553 |
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9780398079949 (electronic book) |
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0398079943 (electronic book) |
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