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Sociology of deviant behavior / Marshall B. Clinard, Robert F. Meier.

By: Clinard, Marshall Barron, 1911-.
Contributor(s): Meier, Robert F. (Robert Frank), 1944-.
Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, ©2008Edition: 13th ed.Description: xviii, 587 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780495093350 (student ed.); 0495093351 (student ed.).Subject(s): Deviant behavior | Criminal psychologyDDC classification: 302.542/C61 Other classification: CAS Online resources: Table of contents only
Contents:
1. The Nature and Meaning of Deviance. 2. Deviant Events and Social Control. 3. Becoming Deviant. 4. Structural Perspectives on Deviance: Anomie and Conflict Theories. 5. Labeling, Control, and Learning Theories of Deviance. 6. Crimes of Interpersonal Violence. 7. Nonviolent Crime. 8. White-Collar Crime and Corporate Crime. 9. Drug Use and Addiction. 10. Drunkenness and Alcoholism. 11. Sexual Deviance. 12. Physical Disabilities. 13. Gays, Lesbians, and Homophobia. 14. Mental Disorders. 15. Suicide.
Summary: Covers the topics from terrorism to white-collar crime and shows you how sociological theory explains them.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 496-563) and indexes.

1. The Nature and Meaning of Deviance. 2. Deviant Events and Social Control. 3. Becoming Deviant. 4. Structural Perspectives on Deviance: Anomie and Conflict Theories. 5. Labeling, Control, and Learning Theories of Deviance. 6. Crimes of Interpersonal Violence. 7. Nonviolent Crime. 8. White-Collar Crime and Corporate Crime. 9. Drug Use and Addiction. 10. Drunkenness and Alcoholism. 11. Sexual Deviance. 12. Physical Disabilities. 13. Gays, Lesbians, and Homophobia. 14. Mental Disorders. 15. Suicide.

Covers the topics from terrorism to white-collar crime and shows you how sociological theory explains them.

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