Social Deviance

Short Introductions

by Stuart Henry

This engaging introduction explores the meaning of social deviancein contemporary society, from criminal activity to alternativelifestyle choices. Stuart Henry traces the path by which we how we single out behavior and appearances that differfrom the ‘norm’, label them as offensive orunacceptable, and condemn them. It explains what kinds of behaviorsare banned and who bans them, as well as exposing the importantpolitical influences on the social codes that lead to somepeople’s behavior being sanctioned and others’ beingcelebrated. Ultimately Social Deviance reveals theunderlying process by which some people get sucked into deviantlifestyles from which there appears to be no escape, highlightingthe central role of social stigma on a person’s identity. At its core this book looks at who becomes deviant and why. Itdelves into the multiple motives that cause rule breakers to behavebadly, at least in the eyes of those they offend, and it revealsthe way deviants think about their actions, their moral identityand their fellow moral outcasts.

Genres: Nonfiction, Sociology

176 pages, Hardcover

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