Relativity of Deviance

Name: Relativity of Deviance
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ISBN: 9781412964661

ISBN-10: 1412964660

ISBN-13: 9781412964661

Edition: 2nd 2011

Authors: John Curra

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The Relativity of Deviance, Second Edition provides a high-level of analysis of the relativity of deviance in a short, clearly-written primer intended for use alongside all of the major core deviance textbooks on the market. It answers such questions as: What is Deviant? What is deviant behavior? How should the deviant be treated? Why is the same act sometimes praised and sometimes condemned? Author John Curra answers these questions and more as he explores the meanings of social deviance and public reaction to it. Readers will see that what qualifies as deviance varies from place to place, time to time, and situation to situation. Through humorous, sad, and thought-provoking examples about…

Book details

List price: $50.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/14/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English




The Dynamic Nature of Deviance



Being Deviant



Power, Social Networks, and Organizational Deviance



Mental Disorders



Predatory Violence



Sexual Violence



Suicide



Sexual Diversity



Drugs and Drug Taking


Index