Deviance and Deviants: An Anthology

This unique collection of highly readable articles offers a fresh, alternative approach to teaching deviance. Articles were chosen that will pique student interest and stimulate lively class discussion by challenging preconceived notions of deviance and people labeled as "deviant." Benefits of "Deviance and Deviants: An Anthology" to students and instructors are as follows: This is not a "typical" deviance anthology. It does not include the classic selections usually found in most readers. Rather, it features less widely known empirical pieces selected on the basis of their compelling descriptions of deviant behavior - both from top journals and from sources outside the mainstream. The book is organized around themes of behavior rather than theoretical perspectives or concepts. The articles examine drugs, sex, medicine, relationships, sports, work, and deviant subcultures, providing students with a basis for grasping central sociological ideas. Coverage includes such topics as rape, transgender behavior, and child abuse - as well as a variety of types of deviance that touch closer to home for many students: sports deviance, student drinking, mistreatment of the elderly, stuttering, cheating among college students, and faculty malfeasance. Brief, thought-provoking introductions are provided for each article, framing the piece in a larger context in terms of conceptual and theoretical issues.

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1. The Intangible Rewards From Crime: The Case of Domestic Marijuana Cultivation, Ralph Weisheit Weisheit draws on interviews with commercial marijuana growers to explain non-economic motives for criminal behavior. 2. The Experiences of Women Who Sell Crack: Some Descriptive Data from the Detroit Crack Ethnography Project, Tom Mieczkowski In this article, the author draws on a sample of women crack cocaine dealers in Detroit, Michigan, to examine their coping strategies in a male-dominated world. 3. The Motives and Mechanics of Operating an Illegal Drug Enterprise, Lise-Marie VanNostrand and Richard Tewksbury VanNostrand and Tewksbury report on interviews with street-level drug dealers on how they organize their business operations, emphasizing ways in which an illicit business is similar to a legal business. 4. Who's Driving? College Students' Choices of Transportation Home After Drinking, Laura K. McCormick and John Ureda McCormick and Ureda employ survey data to examine how and when students put themselves at risk for drunk driving accidents and how they rationalize driving drunk or riding with a drunk driver. SECTION II: SEXUAL DEVIATIONS Introduction 5. Cruising for Sex in Public Places: The Structure and Language of Men's Hidden, Erotic Worlds, Richard Tewksbury In this article, Tewksbury reports on interviews with men who seek sex with other men in public parks, analyzing the roles and interactions of the participants in this form of secretive behavior. 6. Dial-a-Porn Recordings: The Role of the Female Participant in Male Sexual Fantasies, Jack Glascock and Robert LaRose Contradicting popular beliefs, Glascock and LaRose report on the content of 82 dial-a-porn recordings and find that violence and dominance are roles played by women in this industry. 7. Dominance and Inequality in X-Rated Videocassettes, Gloria Cowan, Carole Lee, Daniella Levy, and Debra Snyder Cowan, Lee, Levy, and Snyder find that dominance and violence against women in X-rated videos is a common theme in pornography--a growing and popular industry that may influence gender relations. 8. Rape Myths and Violence Against Street Prostitutes, Jody Miller and Martin D. Schwartz In their interviews with street prostitutes, Miller and Schwartz determine that, although violence against prostitutes is common, the public often believes that these individuals cannot be raped and that because they are prostitutes they deserve to be raped. 9. Boy-Lovers and Their Influence on Boys: Distorted Research and Anecdotal Observations, Edward Brongersma In this controversial article, Brongersma draws on qualitative research to argue that, contrary to popular beliefs, sex with children is not always harmful, and in fact, may have beneficial effects for young boys. SECTION III: MEDICALIZED FORMS OF DEVIANCE Introduction 10. Making Myself Understood: The Labeling Theory of Deviance Applied to Stuttering, Elizabeth Hottle Drawing on personal experience, Hottle examines the ways that a stutterer is looked at by society, and how these reactions affect the deviant individual. 11. Food is My Best Friend: Self-Justifications and Weight-Loss Efforts, Cliff English Relying on participant-observation research with weight-loss therapy groups, English looks at the ways in which some people blame their physical size on medical factors beyond their control. 12. The Medical Construction of Gender: Case Management of Intersexed Infants, Suzanne Kessler Kessler reports on interviews with medical experts who specialize in the treatment of infants whose sex is not identifiable at birth and describes how doctors assign a sex. 13. The Stigma of Involuntary Childlessness, Charlene E. Miall In this article, Miall uses interviews to explore the strategies some women adopt to explain their childlessness and reduce the stigmas associated with infertility. 14. Genetic Essentialism and Social Deviance, Susan Kelly Kelly discusses gay men and lesbian women's acceptance of medical explanations for homosexuality and explores the potential pitfalls in such an approach. SECTION IV: INTIMATE FORMS OF VIOLENCE Introduction 15. How Women Define Their Experiences of Violence, Liz Kelly In her analysis of interviews with survivors of sexual abuse, Kelly shows how women's perceptions of their sexual victimization are influenced by language and stereotypes about rape as well as other forms of abuse. 16. Rural Woman Abuse: The Voices of Kentucky Women, Neil Websdale In this selection, Websdale describes rural women's experiences with domestic violence and explains how rural cultural belief systems influence perceptions of battering. 17. Defining Elder Mistreatment in Four Ethnic Groups Across Two Generations, Georgia J. Anetzberger, Jill E. Korbin, and Susan K. Tomita Anetzberger, Korbin, and Tomita interview senior citizens and their caregivers from four ethnic groups, then report on differences in how the culture of each group affects its perceptions of elder abuse. 18. Definition of Roles in Abusive Lesbian Relationships, Becky Marrujo and Mary Kreger In this article, Marrujo and Kreger examine data from counseling sessions with lesbians in abusive relationships. The authors find that the roles of victim and offender are less clearly defined than commonly believed. 19. Avengers, Conquerors, Playmates, and Lovers: Roles Played by Child Sexual Abuse Perpetrators, Jane Gilgun In interviews with incarcerated child sexual abusers, Gilgun demonstrates that not all persons who sexually abuse children do so in similar ways, nor for the same reasons. 20. Motives of Men Who Rape, Robert Hale This article uses interviews with men imprisoned for rape to explore the rationales that rapists use to justify their actions and explain their reasons for sexually assaulting women. SECTION V: DEVIANT SPORTS Introduction 21. Gender, Sport, and the Construction of Community: A Case Study from Women's Hockey, Nancy Theberge Based on data from participant-observation and interviews, Theberge examines the ways in which women hockey players manage gender issues in a traditionally masculine environment. 22. Misogyny On and Off the 'Pitch': The Gendered World of Male Rugby Players, Steven P. Schacht Schacht draws on participant-observation data to explore the hyper-masculine world of rugby players, in which masculinity is often defined by objectifying and demeaning women and homosexuality. 23. Knives and Gaffs: Definitions in the Deviant World of Cockfighting, Steven K. Worden and Donna K. Darden Drawing on interviews and observations with persons involved in cockfighting, Worden and Darden argue that even within a deviant setting, some participants are defined as more deviant than others. 24. Male Student-Athletes and Violence against Women: A Survey of Campus Judicial Affairs Offices, Todd W. Crosset, James Ptacek, Mark A. McDonald, and Jeffrey R. Benedict Drawing on official university records, these authors conclude that male student-athletes are significantly more involved in acts of violence against women than are other male college students. SECTION VI: DEVIANT OCCUPATIONS/DEVIANCE IN OCCUPATIONS Introduction 25. The Anatomy of a Deception: Fraud and Finesse in the Mock Auction Sales 'Con,' Collin Clark and Trevor Pinch These authors show how scam operators create an impression of normal business operations and how they manage deviance as a team. 26. Male Street Hustling: Introduction Processes and Stigma Containment, Thomas C. Calhoun Calhoun's interviews with teenage males describe how they enter and manage their work as prostitutes and how they avoid being discredited as deviants. 27. Neutralization and Deviance in the Workplace: Theft of Supplies and Medicines by Hospital Nurses, Dean Dabney Drawing on interviews with nurses, Dabney shows us that deviance is not restricted to the underworld and how professionals rationalize deviant behavior. 28. The Influence of Situational Ethics on Cheating Among College Students, Donald L. McCabe McCabe's survey data demonstrate that most college students have cheated at least once; that students know cheating is wrong; and that they justify their deviant behavior by arguing that in certain situations it is normal and appropriate. 29. Faculty Malfeasance: Understanding Academic Deviance, John W. Heeren and David Shichor Heeren and Shichor identify and discuss deviant behavior among university professors, concluding that deviance may result from occupational pressures and can be found in almost any job. SECTION VII: DEVIANT SUBCULTURES Introduction 30. Women in Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs, Columbus Hopper and Johnny Moore By examining the position of women in a deviant subculture, Hopper and Moore show how marginalized groups embrace mainstream values and take them to extremes. 31. Beyond White Pride: Identity, Meaning, and Contradiction in the Canadian Skinhead Subculture, Kevin Young and Laura Craig Young and Craig explore the values and norms of a deviant subculture, debunking common stereotypes about skinheads and demonstrating, in fact, that some groups maintain mainstream values, norms, and activities. 32. Queer Punk Fanzines: Identity, Community, and the Articulation of Homosexuality and Hardcore, Mark Fenster Using content analysis, Fenster explores how members of a subculture made up of individuals with two conflicting identities rely on a magazine to provide a sense of community and social support. 33. The Magazine of a Sadomasochism Club: The Tie That Binds, Rick Houlberg Houlberg looks at the role a magazine can play in creating a subculture among readers and helping marginalized individuals gain an affirmation of identity. 34. Just Every Mother's 'Angel': An Analysis of Gender and Ethnic Variations in Youth Gang Membership, Karen A. Joe and Meda Chesney-Lind In this article, the authors look at how teenagers are drawn to gangs in search of a sense of family, community, and normalcy.