Deviance and Social Control: A Sociological Perspective

Deviance and Social Control: A Sociological Perspective serves as a guide to students delving into the fascinating world of deviance for the first time, offering clear overviews of issues and perspectives in the field as well as introductions to classic and current academic literature. The unique text/reader format provides the best of both worlds, offering both substantial original chapters that give an overview of the field and the theories, as well as carefully selected articles on deviance and social control taken directly from leading academic journals and books.

• The Relativity of Deviance
• The Relativity of Deviance
• Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America
• An Introduction to the Policy Process: Theories, Concepts, and Models of Public Policy Making
• Social Theory: The Multicultural, Global, and Classic Readings
• Race, Class, & Gender: An Anthology
• Introduction to Criminology: Why Do They Do It?
• The Next Government of the United States: Why Our Institutions Fail Us and How to Fix Them
• Constructions of Deviance: Social Power, Context, and Interaction
• The Essentials of Statistics: A Tool for Social Research