Deviant Behavior: United States Edition

This widely-adopted text seeks to understand deviance from the key sociological perspectives and theories. Real-world examples of deviance are provided throughout to encourage critical thinking about deviant behavior and its impact.

Table of Contents:
IN THIS SECTION: 1.) BRIEF 2.) COMPREHENSIVE   BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Explaining Deviant Behavior: Positivist Theories   Chapter 3 Constructionist Perspectives of Deviance Chapter 4 Studying Deviance: Research Methods Chapter 5 Criminal Behavior: An Introduction   Chapter 6 Violence    Chapter 7 Alcohol Abuse  Chapter 8 Illicit Drug Use   Chapter 9 Sexual Deviance  Chapter 10 Deviant Organizational Behavior Chapter 11 Cognitive Deviance: Unconventional Beliefs                    Chapter 12 Mental Disorder   Chapter 13 Physical Characteristics as Deviance   COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:   Chapter1 Introduction Deviance in Everyday Life So, What Is Deviance? Societal and Situational Deviance The ABCs of Deviance Deviant Behavior Deviant Attitudes and Beliefs Physical Characteristics Tribe, Race, Religion and Nation      Chart 1.1 Goffman’s Typology of Stigma/Deviance Relativity Deviance: Essentialism and Constructionism Summary Account: Clinical Depression                                    Questions   Chapter 2 Explaining Deviant Behavior: Positivist Theories Deviant Behavior: Why Do They Do It? Free Will, Rational Calculation, and Routine Activities Theory Social Disorganization and the Chicago School Anomie or Strain Theory Anomie Theory into the 1990s and Beyond Differential Association and Learning Theory The General Theory of Crime: Social Control Theory Summary Account: A Computer Pirate Tells His Story Questions   Chapter 3 Constructionist Perspectives of Deviance Constructionist Approaches to Deviance: An Introduction Deviance and Social Control Formal and Informal Social Control Perspectives that Focus on Defining Deviance Labeling or Interactionist Theory Conflict Theory Feminism Controlology or the New Sociology of Social Control Summary Account: Cody, the Identity-Constructing Homosexual Questions Chapter 4 Studying Deviance: Research Methods The Use of Official Data Survey Research Participant Observation Narratives, Autobiographies, Life Histories, and Personal Accounts Ethical Issues in the Study of Deviance: Tearoom Sex, a Case Study Summary Account: Field Experiment: Two Guys Holding Hands in Public, Steven Clayton Questions   Chapter 5 Criminal Behavior: An Introduction Crime and Deviance: A Conceptual Distinction Common Law and Statutory Law What Is Our Mission? Construction versus Positivism The Uniform Crime Reports Violent Crime      Table 5.1 The FBI’s Index Crimes, 1991-2007 Property Crime Property Crime as Deviance Shoplifting and Employee Theft Discrepancies Summary Account: Omar’s Story Questions   Chapter 6 Violence Murder Forcible Rape Robbery Summary Account: Having a Deviant Father Questions Chapter 7 Alcohol Abuse Alcohol: An Introduction Who Drinks? Who Doesn’t? Alcohol: Essentialism versus Constructionism Acute Effects of Alcohol: A (Mainly) Essentialistic Introduction Alcohol Consumption: Death on the Highway Alcohol and Violence: An Introduction Alcohol and Violence: The International Picture      Table 7-1 Top 20 Countries, Per Capita Alcohol Consumption      Table 7-2 Top 32 Countries, Per Capita Rate of Criminal Homicide Alcohol and Murder: The Crime Drop in America?      Table 7-3 Homicide Rate by Per Capita Alcohol Consumption, 1950-2007 Alcohol and Murder: Individual Comparisons Alcohol Consumption and Sexual Victimization Alcohol and Drug Use      Table 7-4 Illicit Drug Use in Past Month by Alcohol Use in Past Month      Table 7-5 Use of Illicit Drugs in Past Month by Use of Alcohol and Cigarettes in                                      Past Month      Table 7-6 Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use, 8th, 10th, and 12th Graders Summary      Boxed Insert: A WHO Report on Alcohol Use and Unsafe Sex Account: Harry, The Debonair Drinker Questions     Chapter 8 Illicit Drug Use Drug Use: The Social Construction of a Social Problem What is Drug Use? A Classification of Drugs and Their Effects      Table 8.1 A Classification of Psychoactive Drugs, with Examples Marijuana Use in the United States, 1960-2007 Marijuana Use as Deviance and Crime Hallucinogenic Drugs Cocaine and Crack Heroin and the Narcotics Methamphetamine Summary Account: Smoking Marijuana Questions Chapter 9 Sexual Deviance What’s Deviant about Sexual Behavior? Essentialism versus Constructionism Homosexuality      Table 9.1 Attitudes on Homosexuality, 1982-2008/2009 Sex Work Extramarital Sex Gender: The Crucial Ingredient Summary Account: Bondage and Discipline Sex Questions   Chapter 10 Deviant Organizational Behavior White-Collar and Corporate Crime Corporate Crime: Correlative Features      Boxed Insert: Four Recent Examples of Corporate Deviance Was the 2008 Financial Crisis a Form of Deviance at All? Police Use of Excessive Force The Sexual Abuse of Children by Roman Catholic Priests Summary Account: Employee Pilferage Questions       Chapter 11 Cognitive Deviance: Unconventional Beliefs The Social Functions of Belief Systems Religious Sects and Cults Creationism, Intelligent Design, and Evolution Paranormal Beliefs as Deviant Summary Account: The Belief That Extraterrestrials Are on Earth Questions   Chapter 12 Mental Disorder What Is Mental Disorder? Models of Mental Disorder Essentialism Approaches Mental Disorder Constructionism Labeling Theory The Modified Labeling Approach      Boxed Insert: On Being Sane in Insane Places The Epidemiology of Mental Disorder Chemical Treatment of Mental Disorder      Boxed Insert: Deinstitutionalization Deviance and Mental Disorder: An Overview Summary Account: Interview with Anna-Maria, a Manic-Depressive Questions   Chapter 13 Physical Characteristics as Deviance Abominations of the Body: An Introduction Physical Disability Conformity to and Violations of Esthetic Standards Body Modification as Physical Deviance Obesity Freaks Disability and Tertiary Deviance Summary Account: Jan, the Transitioning Transsexual Questions   References

About the Author :
Erich Goode is Sociology Professor Emeritus at Stony Brook University and Visiting Scholar at New York University; he also taught at the University of Maryland, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the University of North Carolina. Professor Goode received his PhD in Sociology from Columbia.  He is the author of ten books, including Deviance in Everyday Life (2002, Waveland Press), Moral Panics (with Nachman Ben-Yehuda, 2nd edition, 2009, Wiley-Blackwell), and Drugs in American Society (7th edition, 2008, McGraw-Hill), as well as the editor of seven anthologies of collected or original writings. During his career, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Lady Davis Teaching Fellowship, the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the SUNY-wide Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching. Goode has published articles in a wide range of venues, including academic journals (Social Problems, Deviant Behavior, The American Journal of Sociology), newspapers (The Washington Post, Newsday), literary journals (Raritan, The Palo Alto Review), and magazines (The Skeptical Inquirer, The Evergreen Review). Professor Goode is married and lives in New York City.