{"product_id":"social-deviance-hardback-9781509523504","title":"Social Deviance (Hardback) 9781509523504","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSocial Deviance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStuart Henry (Author), Lindsay M. Howard (With)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509523504, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 November 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.51 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Stuart Henry has done a remarkable job of introducing the student to what is perhaps the most intriguing subject in the undergraduate curriculum. Pick up this book and read it. It is a brisk, engaging, and informative account of normative violations and their aftermath. Our students will enjoy and learn from it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eErich Goode, State University of New York at Stony Brook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“This second edition arrives at a propitious time, when our social fabric is being questioned on moral, ethical, and political grounds like never before. It does a superb job of contextualizing deviance among contemporary issues, allowing students to embrace the key concepts in the field, to understand the complexity of the issues, and to apply these ideas to their everyday lives. Well written and jargon free, with excellent examples to get its point across, it stands unmatched in its enunciation of the complexities of deviant behavior in a straightforward manner.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Adler, University of Denver (Emeritus)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe new edition of this popular introduction explores the meaning of social deviance in contemporary society. It traces the path by which we create deviance: how we single out behavior, ideas, and appearances that differ from the “norm,” label them as either offensive or acceptable, and then condemn or celebrate them. The book explains what kinds of behavior are banned and who bans them, exposing the important political influences underlying these processes. Refreshed with a new engaging, accessible style, the second edition features expanded treatment of the theories of deviance, new material on positive deviance, and updated references and contemporary examples throughout.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At its core, \u003ci\u003eSocial Deviance\u003c\/i\u003e looks at who becomes deviant and why. It delves into the multiple motives that cause rule-breakers to behave badly in the eyes of those they offend or creatively in the eyes of those they please, and it reveals the way deviants think about their actions, their moral identity, and their fellow moral outcasts.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 What is deviance?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Why people ban behavior\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 What causes people to deviate? Theories of deviant behavior\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Why people break rules: From extreme deviance to positive deviance\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Neutralizing morality and deviant motivations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Failed socialization and weak social control\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 How people become deviants: Labeling deviant actors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Responding to deviant designations and coping with stigma\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Becoming normal: The politics of stigma\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: What can the study of social deviance do for you?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441789235480,"sku":"9781509523504","price":42.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509523504.jpg?v=1785025294","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/social-deviance-hardback-9781509523504","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}