Deviance, Crime, and Control: Beyond the Straight and Narrow

Deviance, Crime, and Control: Beyond the Straight and Narrow, second edition, assumes that deviance is normal behaviour and conformity is socially constructed. The 'discovery' of deviant behaviour indicates society's degree of cohesion, tolerance, and control over individuals. The benchmarks for what constitutes 'deviance' are in a constant state of change. This book studies contemporary notions and forms of deviance and control against the backdrop of history. In addition, the author takes a multi-paradigm approach and discusses deviance and conformity from functionalist, conflict, social constructionist/symbolic interactionist, feminist, and postmodern perspectives. Using health and well-being as a measure of tight social control, this text focuses on the outcomes of deviance. Emphasizing the need to find new solutions to social problems, Deviance, Crime, and Control provides students with a fresh perspective.

Table of Contents:
Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I: INTRODUCTION; 1. Sociological Approaches to Deviance; Learning Objectives; Introduction; (1) Functionalism; (2) Conflict Theories; (3) The Symbolic Interactionist Approach; (4) The Feminist Approach; (5) The Postmodern Approach; PART II: DEVIANT ACTIVITIES; 2. Appearance Issues; Appearance: Its Social Meanings; The History of Appearance Issues and Public Reaction to Them; Appearance Communities and Cultures; Unintended Deviance: Anorexia, Bulimia, and Obesity; Eating Issues and Appearance Norms; Theories about Appearance Norms; Health and Social Consequences of Appearance Issues; Social Consequences; The Role of Families; Policies and Theory Applications to Control Appearance Issues; Likely Scenarios for Change in Appearance Issues; 3. Mental Illness; Introduction; The History of Mental Illness and Public Relation; The Characteristics of Mental Illness and Mentally Ill People; Communities and Subcultures of the Mentally Ill; Theories about Mental Illness; Families, Stress, and Mental Illness; Social and Health Consequences of Mental Illness; Social Consequences of Mental Illness; Policies and Theory Application; Likely Scenarios of Change; 4. Sexual Deviance; Introduction; Sexual Deviance in Constant Flux; Negative Consequences of Deviant Behaviour; History of Sexual Deviation and Consequent Public Reactions; Prostitution; Pornography; Other Forms of Sexual Deviation; Deviant Communities and Cultures; Theories about Sexual Deviance; Sociological Approaches; Social and Health Consequences of Sexual Deviance; Homophobia as a Form of Sexual Deviance; 5. Substance Abuse; Introduction; Intoxication: Its Social Role; The History of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, and Public Reaction; The Activities and Characteristics of Substance Abusers; Drug-using Communities and Cultures; Theories of Drug and Alcohol Abuse; Sociological Theories; Social and Health Consequences of Drug Use; Policy and Theory Applications; Decriminalization and Legalization; PART III: DELIQUENCY AND CRIME; 6. Risky Behaviours; Introduction; The Work Ethic and the Pleasure Ethic; Adolescent Risk-taking; The Rave Subculture: Tribalism and Risk; The Influence of Family and Peers; The History of Juvenile Delinquency, and Public Reactions to It; The Activities of Juvenile Delinquents; Delinquent Communities and Subcultures; Theories about Juvenile Delinquency; Health and Social Consequences; Policies and Theory Applications; Future Trends; 7. Violent Crimes; Introduction; The History of Violent Crime, and Public Reactions to It; Defining Crimes of Violence; Social Characteristics of Violent Criminals; Violent Communities and Subcultures; Patterns of Victimization; Family Violence; Theories about Violent Crime; Sociological Theories; Social and Health Consequences of Violent Crime; Policies and Theory Applications; 8. Non-violent Crimes; Introduction; Internal and External Controls on Criminal Behaviour; The Historical Development of Non-violent Crime; Demographic and Social Characteristics of Criminals; Non-violent Criminal Cultures and Communities; Classical Sociological Studies; Theories about Non-violent Crime; Social and Health Consequences of Non-violent Crime; Fear of Crime, and Its Consequences; Policies and Theory Applications; 9. Political Crimes; Introduction; Corruption; Resistance; Riots and Collective Protests; The History of War, Protest, and Public Reactions to It; Theories about Protest, Rebellion, and War; Sociological Approaches to Protest and War; Communities and Subcultures of Protest; Social Consequences of Wars and Political Crimes; Health Consequences of Terrorism and War; PART IV: WHAT COMES NEXT; 10. Informal Social Control; 11. Formal Punishment; References; Index

About the Author :
Lorne Tepperman is Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto. Apart from serving as Visiting Professor of Canadian Studies at Yale, he has spent his career at University of Toronto (from which he graduated with an honors BA in 1965). He served as Chair of the Sociology Department at University of Toronto from 1997 to 2003, and has also been elected President of the Canadian Sociological Association and received the CSA's Outstanding Contribution Award.