| Deviance and Social Control: Who Rules? Contributor(s): Marshall, Helen (Author), Douglas, Kathy (Author), McDonnell, Desmond (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195553012 ISBN-13: 9780195553017 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $61.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2006 Annotation: This text is a new way of looking at the sociology of deviance. It takes seriously the argument for the death of deviance, and reasons it is more useful to talk about "rules" and "rule-breakers." It makes links between the ideas of deviance and rule-breaking to future professional lives of students. It shows the contemporary relevance of this area and includes topical examples such as terrorism, anorexia, paedophilia, female sexual dysfunction, and depression. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 302.542 |
| LCCN: 2007272833 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.83" W x 9.62" (0.95 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This text is a new way of looking at the sociology of deviance. It takes seriously the argument for the death of deviance, and reasons it is more useful to talk about rules and rule-breakers. It makes links between the ideas of deviance and rule-breaking to future professional lives of students. It shows the contemporary relevance of this area and includes topical examples such as terrorism, anorexia, paedophilia, female sexual dysfunction, and depression. |