Deviance, Conformity, and Social Control in Canada

by Tami M. Bereska

For courses in Deviance and Deviance in Criminology This ISBN is for the Pearson eText and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplement. Provides a broad, accessible, and critical introduction to the study of deviance. Unlike other texts on the market, it introduces both objective and subjective theoretical approaches in two early chapters and devotes the remainder of the text to substantive issues of particular interest to students. Each of these issues is then critically assessed and cohesively presented within a broader sociocultural context.

Genres: Nonfiction, Read For School

368 pages, Paperback

First published March 28, 2004

Reviews

[Vidu]

Read for Soc 224: Deviance and Conformity.

[Natalia Salvador]

Yes, I did read this whole book…TWICE🔫

[alexander shay · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was the textbook used for my SOCI 224 (Deviance & Conformity) class. It's a pretty easy read, not too much material. My prof expanded on the theories, case studies, and examples a lot more than the book does.
I find it sort of ironic that the book is apparently supposed to engender critical discussion about the lack of subjective theories currently being used for scientific and sociological research in society today (because of media control and monetary motivation) and yet the book itself doesn't do a very good job of providing in depth information. Some statistics get thrown at you, but my prof provided more.
I would have assumed that, given the supposed point of the textbook, that more detail would be provided about examples and that suggestions or things currently being done would be included. But the book simply states how things are and the problems society has. It covers the objective and subjective sides of the debate without saying what effect these things actually have. Because after all, while critical thinking is good, we can't think too critically or else we might realize capitalism isn't as good as we're brainwashed into thinking it is!