Social Deviance

Short Introductions

by Stuart Henry

This engaging introduction explores the meaning of social deviance in contemporary society, from criminal activity to alternative lifestyle choices. Stuart Henry traces the path by which we create how we single out behavior and appearances that differ from the €˜norm€™, label them as offensive or unacceptable, and condemn them. It explains what kinds of behaviors are banned and who bans them, as well as exposing the important political influences on the social codes that lead to some people€™s behavior being sanctioned and others€™ being celebrated. Ultimately Social Deviance reveals the underlying process by which some people get sucked into deviant lifestyles from which there appears to be no escape, highlighting the central role of social stigma on a person€™s identity.At its core this book looks at who becomes deviant and why. It delves into the multiple motives that cause rule breakers to behave badly, at least in the eyes of those they offe

Genres: Nonfiction, Sociology

176 pages, Paperback

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