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Undergraduate students of the sociology of deviance and criminology.
Contents
CHAPTER 1Conceptions of DevianceThe Sociological ImaginationThe Importance of TheoryExplaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the SuitesNow YOU?.?.?.?Use Your Sociological ImaginationIdeas in ActionCHAPTER 2: The Diversity of DevianceDeviance and Its Varied FormsPhysical Deviance and Appearance: Ideals of Beauty and Everyone ElseRelationships and DevianceDeviance in Cyberspace: Making Up the Norms as We GoSubcultural DevianceElite Deviance, Corporate Deviance, and Workplace MisconductPositive DevianceExplaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites: The Cases of Addiction, Prostitution, and GraffitiIdeas in Action: Guerrilla Gardening in Low-Income AreasQuestion: So Who Are the Deviants? Answer: It Depends on Who You AskCHAPTER 3: Researching DevianceMethodological Approaches to Studying DevianceContent AnalysisSecondary Data SourcesIdeas in Action: Evaluating Programs and PolicyEthical Considerations in Studying Deviance ConclusionCHAPTER 4: Anomie/Strain TheoryDevelopment of Anomie/Strain TheoryEmile Durkheim and AnomieRobert Merton and Adaptations to Anomie/StrainRichard Cloward and Lloyd Ohlin, Differential OpportunityAlbert Cohen, Delinquent BoysRobert Agnew-General Strain TheorySteven Messner and Richard Rosenfeld: Crime and the American Dream-Institutional Anomie TheoryApplication of Anomie and Strain TheoriesCritiques of Anomie and Strain TheoriesExplaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites: The Occupy Wall Street MovementIdeas in Action: Defy Ventures - Transforming Innovation into Legitimate SuccessCHAPTER 5: Social Disorganization TheoryDevelopment of Social Disorganization TheoryShaw and McKay Study of Juvenile Delinquency and Urban AreasCritiques of Social Disorganization TheoryRebirth of Social Disorganization TheoryApplication of Social Disorganization TheoryMore Theoretical and Empirical Advances and Divergences: Social and Physical DisorderExplaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites with Social Disorganization TheoryIdeas in Action: Programs and Policy from Social Disorganization and Broken Windows PerspectivesCHAPTER 6: Differential Association and Social Learning TheoryDevelopment of Differential Association TheoryDevelopment of Akers's Social Learning TheorySocial Structure and Social Learning (SSSL)Application of Differential Association and Social LearningCritiques of Differential Association and Social Learning TheoriesCultural Deviance Theory and Subcultural Explanations of DevianceExplaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites: Teen Alcohol and Drug UseIdeas in Action: Programs and Policy from a Social Learning PerspectiveCHAPTER 7: Social Control Theories of DevianceDevelopment of Social Control TheoryTechniques of NeutralizationContemporary Additions to Social Control TheoryApplication of Social Control TheoriesCritiques of Social Control TheoriesExplaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites: The Case of Teenage Runaways/Homelessness and Medical Deviance by DoctorsIdeas in Action: Homeboy IndustriesCHAPTER 8: Labeling TheoryDevelopment of Labeling TheoryHow the Labeling Process WorksLabeling and Mental IllnessLabeling and DelinquencyApplication of Labeling TheoryImpact of Labeling TheoryCritiques of Labeling TheoryExplaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites: Considering Drinking - and Not Drinking - on College CampusesIdeas in Action: "I Have a Dream" Foundation - Instilling Positive LabelsCHAPTER 9: Marxist/Conflict Theories of DevianceDevelopment of Marxist TheoryDevelopment of Conflict TheoryApplications of Marxist/Conflict TheoryCritiques of Marxism and Conflict TheoryExplaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites: The Cases of Shoplifting and Employees Locked in the WorkplaceIdeas in Action: Racial Impact StatementsCHAPTER 10: Critical Theories of DevianceDevelopment of Feminist CriminologyDevelopment of Critical Race TheoryDevelopment of PeacemakingCritiques of Critical TheoriesExplaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites: The Cases of Pornography and Illegal Government SurveillanceIdeas in Action: Navajo Peacemaking and Domestic ViolenceCHAPTER 11: Social Control of DevianceMedicalization of Deviant BehaviorPolicing, Supervision, and the Impact of Incarceration on Disadvantaged Populations and CommunitiesTotal InstitutionsCorrectional Facilities and the Purposes of PunishmentGresham Sykes and the Pains of ImprisonmentJuvenile Correctional FacilitiesReentry-Challenges in Returning to the Community After Time in an InstitutionPublic Fear and Social Control: The Case of Sex OffendersCollateral Consequences-Effects on Communities and FamiliesExplaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites: Considering How Money Can Matter in Local JailsIdeas in Action: College Programs in PrisonsCHAPTER 12: Deviant Careers and Career DevianceDevelopment of a Deviant Careers and Career Deviance ApproachGetting Into Deviance: Onset of a Deviant CareerExplaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites: Anorexia and the Prostitution Rehabilitation ProgramRisk and Protective Factors for OnsetMaintaining a Deviant Career: Living the LifeGetting Out of the Game: Desistance From Career DevianceIdeas in Action: Programs and Policy from a Career Deviance/Deviant Career PerspectiveCHAPTER 13. Deviance and Social Control in Global ContextResearching Deviance GloballyTrials and Tribulations Involved in Researching Deviance across the GlobeEmpirical Tests of Theories of Deviance GloballySocial Control in Global ContextExplaining Deviance in the Streets and Deviance in the Suites: Human Trafficking: Crossing Boundaries and BordersIdeas in Action: What Can Be Done about Human Trafficking?
