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Sociology of deviant behavior / Marshall B. Clinard, Emeritus, University of Wisconsin, Robert F. Meier, University of Nebraska at Omaha.

By: Clinard, Marshall B, 1911-2010.
Contributor(s): Meier, Robert F. (Robert Frank), 1944-.
Boston, MA, USA : Cengage Learning, ©2016Edition: Fifteenth edition.Description: xix, 604 pages : ill. ; 25 cm.Content type: text ISBN: 9781133594154 (Student edition).Subject(s): Deviant behavior | Criminal psychologyDDC classification: 302.542/C61 Other classification: CAS Summary: SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR hits the hot topics from terrorism to white-collar crime and shows you how sociological theory explains them. You'll read about justified deviance (e.g., terrorism); corporate crime and mistakes, such as the General Motors ignition problem; the changing moral landscape regarding gay marriage and marijuana use; the importance of social media in facilitating deviant acts; political crime, and more. Now in its fifteenth edition, this book continues to be the leader in its market. When you read it, you'll see why.
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Previous edition published: Australia ; Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Cengage Learning, c2011.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 540-583) and indexes.

SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR hits the hot topics from terrorism to white-collar crime and shows you how sociological theory explains them. You'll read about justified deviance (e.g., terrorism); corporate crime and mistakes, such as the General Motors ignition problem; the changing moral landscape regarding gay marriage and marijuana use; the importance of social media in facilitating deviant acts; political crime, and more. Now in its fifteenth edition, this book continues to be the leader in its market. When you read it, you'll see why.

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