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 …

Colin Sumner (1994) argued that the sociology of deviance “died” in 1975. This paper
critically examines Sumner's argument and finds that it does not mean what it he claims it …

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 …

This paper presents an assessment of the theoretical conflicts and debates within the
sociology of deviance over the past two decades. It delineates the epistemological and …

In concluding this special issue on a sociology of deviance in the new millennium I'd like to
thank all of the scholars who participated in the panels at the American Society of …

The death of the sociology of deviance? Page 1 The death of the sociology of deviance? Mervyn
F Bendle Psychology and Sociology James Cook University Abstract This article explores the …

Two qualities characterize contemporary deviance theory: fragmentation and stagnation.
The promise that writings in the 1960s and early 1970s seemed to hold out has not …

Over the years we've been regaled with portentous proclamations about: the death of art,
God, religion, the Western world, the world as we know it, the novel, sex, capitalism, history …

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 …

Colin Sumner has declared that the sociology of deviance as a research specialty was
“deadℍ by 1975; later influential studies on norm-violating behavior appeared only in the …