What I prefer to call the sociology of deviance now appears to be under attack from so many
quarters, both for what it is and what it is not, that a sense of embattlement is inescapable …

Debate has recently become lively about the state of the sociology of deviance in our
discipline. While some have condemned it as stale, lacking in new theoretical advances, we …

Like earlier editions of The Deviance Process, the purpose of this thoroughly revised and
updated text is to offer students a perspective for studying deviance that will help them make …

This paper discusses whether and to what extent the field of the sociology of deviance is
“dead,” relevant to sociology generally, or intellectually vital, and, if it is less vital than it once …

While it is quite clear that there IS a theoretical and empirical accumulation of knowledge in
the area of the sociological study of deviance which supports the viability of the notion of …

This timely second edition remains essentially the same in overall organization and chapter
layout and titles. New to the book is updated data and facts from empirical research and …

Abstract THE FLOW OF THE BOOK FOLLOWS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCIOLOGY
OF DEVIANCE FROM 19TH-CENTURY FUNCTIONALISM TO THE CONTEMPORARY …

Through a series of 45 carefully selected readings (20 new to this edition), Deviant Behavior
explores the ramifications of deviance for both the individual and society, examining the …

The sociology of deviance faces two basic and interrelated problems: How and/or why some
people engage in deviant acts. The meaning of these two problems, the nature of theories …

Abstract DEVIANT BEHAVIOR IS STUDIED AROUND THESE PARAMETERS: THE
MEANINGS PEOPLE IMPUTE TO SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SHARED …