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Understanding deviance : a guide to the sociology of crime and rule-breaking

Title
  1. Understanding deviance : a guide to the sociology of crime and rule-breaking / David Downes, Paul Rock.
Published by
  1. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Author
  1. Downes, David M.

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Additional authors
  1. Rock, Paul Elliott.
Description
  1. x, 418 pages; 24 cm
Summary
  1. This is the new edition of the textbook, 'Understanding Deviance', that guides the new student through the major sociological theories of crime, deviance and control. It offers an in-depth discussion of all the prominent theories of deviance.
Subject
  1. Deviant behavior
  2. Crime > Sociological aspects
  3. deviant behavior
  4. 71.65 criminality as a social problem
  5. 71.64 deviant behavior
  6. Crime > Sociological aspects
  7. Deviant behavior
  8. Abweichendes Verhalten
  9. Kriminalsoziologie
  10. Afwijkend gedrag
  11. Criminaliteit
Contents
  1. Confusion and diversity -- Sources of knowledge about deviance -- The University of Chicago Sociology Department -- Functionalism, deviance, and control -- Anomie -- Culture and subculture -- Symbolic interactionism -- Phenomenology -- Control theories -- Radical criminology -- Feminist criminology -- Deviance theories and social policy -- The matamorphosis of deviance?
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Note
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [370]-401) and index.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 370-401) and index.