Perspectives on Deviance and Social Control

Type

Book

Authors

Michelle L. Inderbitzin

Kristin A. Bates

Randy R. Gainey

ISBN 10

1544308086

ISBN 13

9781544308081

Tags

Criminology, Sociology

Description

Perspectives on Deviance and Social Control provides a sociological examination of deviance and social control in society. Derived from the same author team’s successful text/reader version, this concise and student-friendly resource uses sociological theories to illuminate a variety of issues related to deviant behavior and societal reactions to deviance. The authors briefly explain the development of major sociological theoretical perspectives and use current research and examples to demonstrate how those theories are used to think about and study the causes of deviant behavior and the reactions to it. Focusing on the application―rather than just the understanding―of theory, the Second Edition offers a practical and fascinating exploration of deviance in our society. - from Amzon

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