Social Deviance

Short Introductions

by Stuart Henry

The 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.

At its core, Social Deviance 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.

Genres: Nonfiction, Sociology

208 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Lilly]

okay technically I didn't read the last chapter buy whatever I'm counting it

[Maythazin Minthu]

Read for class. Eh.

[Della fuckboi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ytterligare än kursbok som var så satans bra. ”Social deviance” handlar om hur avvikande beteenden skapas och vilka som ses som avvikande av samhället. Väldigt spännande att prata om social kontroll kopplat till avvikande beteende, och hur vi som samhälle vill att andra ska vara konformativa.

Hur moralpanik skapas på grund av avvikare som anses vara farliga, även om så inte alltid är fallet.

[Alejandro · Rating 3 out of 5]

Readable, but not pleasurable.

[Dylan Beecher · Rating 4 out of 5]

good textbook better class, I hope to stay a prosocial human being even though it’s just a construct it is simple to abide than be a societal norm contrarian