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Good Trouble: How Deviants, Criminals, Heretics, and Outsiders Have Changed the World for the Better

Good Trouble: How Deviants, Criminals, Heretics, and Outsiders Have Changed the World for the Better


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This book is written in praise of the criminal; a unique kind of criminal, who is motivated not by personal gain, but ethical altruism. Deviant heroes are those individuals who violate unjust norms and laws, facing the repercussions of social control, effecting positive social change in the process. Using a method that examines how the biographies of individual deviants intersected with history, it probes how criminals and deviants have been on the leading edge of important, positive social changes and the creation of a more just, fair, and humane society. Brian Wolf concludes with an examination of the problem of conformity and how deviant heroism in everyday life may be a remedy for injustice in micro-level social contexts.

Table of Contents:
Part I: Deviance and Good Trouble Chapter 1: Deviant Heroism Chapter 2: Good Trouble in the Sociological Tradition Part II: Good Trouble against Inequality Chapter 3: Creative Maladjustment: The Words and Actions of Martin Luther King Jr. Chapter 4: Disciplined Nonconformists: The Struggle against Racism Chapter 5: Heretics: Women in Good Trouble Chapter 6: The Agitators: Labor Trouble Chapter 7: Truth-Tellers Chapter 8: Deviant Peacemakers, Lovers, and Dreamers Part III: Good Trouble and the Individual Chapter 9: Complicit Conformity Chapter 10: Good Trouble in Everyday Life

About the Author :
Brian Wolf is associate professor of criminology and sociology at the University of Idaho.

Review :
In Good Trouble, Wolf (criminology, sociology, Univ. of Idaho) argues that there are times when deviant behavior results in positive social change. The initial chapters delve into this topic with a discussion of heroic deviance, in which norm breaches result in veneration of the deviant, as in the examples given of iconic individuals involved in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. . . The strength of this volumeis two-fold pedagogically. It forces readers to think differently about the definition of “deviance,” especially “positive deviance,” which might yield positive norm change. It also offers ways of teaching deviance in a new light, with suggested class assignments. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and faculty. Good Trouble expands the field of deviance to recognize the power and often heroic nature of ethical altruism, disciplined nonconformity, and those who resist norms and break laws in the name of truth, justice, and equality. The book, using case studies, provides a social accounting of history that recognizes the great debt owed to our deviant heroes, those willing to break the rules, risk arrest and often their lives, in the name of progressive social change and resistance to oppression. Good Trouble is timely, relevant, and accessible to students of all ages and backgrounds. A must read for deviance scholars. A fascinating take on the 'creative side' of the sociology of deviance and crime, and very timely too! Wolf's book provides a breath of fresh air in a field dominated by stuffy, cop-shop criminology. One of the real strengths of this study is its use of detailed case studies to exemplify each of the main types of 'heroic deviance,' including civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King, and many others who have engaged in 'good trouble' to achieve progressive social change. A thoughtful and productive sociological perspective on how those persons thought of as deviant or even criminal, but who are motivated by ethical altruism, can contribute to positive changes in society. Using the concepts of deviant heroism and a special kind of criminal, Brian Wolf focuses on numerous individuals and social movements that have created important social changes in this country. He discusses, for example, Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and John Lewis and the civil rights movement; Susan B. Anthony, Margaret Sanger and women’s movements; and Joe Hill and Cesar Chavez and labor movements. These monumental people and events are seen here through a new lens, providing insights into modes of social activism which can help to overcome our current divisive political and cultural contexts, and continuing structural injustices.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781978752795
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Lexington Books
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: How Deviants, Criminals, Heretics, and Outsiders Have Changed the World for the Better
  • ISBN-10: 1978752792
  • Publisher Date: 24 May 2019
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 1


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