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x, 374 pages ; 25 cm This is the new edition of the textbook, 'Understanding Deviance', that guides the new student through the major sociological theories of crime, deviance and control. It offers an in-depth discussion of all the prominent theories of deviance Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-355) and index 1. Confusion and diversity -- Introduction -- The character and sources of ambiguity -- The social contexts of differentiation -- Implications -- 2. Sources of knowledge about deviance -- Introduction -- The elusive quality of deviance -- Some methodological strategies -- Indirect sources -- Implications -- 3. The University of Chicago Sociology Department -- Introduction -- The university, the department, and the city -- The roots of responsiveness -- Ecology -- Deviance, crime, and pathology -- The normal and the pathological -- Criticism -- Conclusion -- 4. Functionalism, deviance, and control -- Introduction -- The sociological background -- The functions of deviance and control -- Criticism -- 5. Anomie -- Introduction -- Durkheim's theory of anomie -- Merton's theory of anomie -- Anomie and after -- The crisis of social capital -- Towards an anomic culture?

Author

Downes, David M, Rock, Paul Elliott

Publisher

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780199278282

Subjects

Sociology, Social_sciences