Social Deviance

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Stuart Henry (Professor and Director of the School of Public Administration and Urban Studies, San Diego State University) Lindsay M. Howard

Social Deviance

Stuart Henry (Professor and Director of the School of Public Administration and Urban Studies, San Diego State University), Lindsay M. Howard

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English

Polity Press
02 November 2018

Social interaction; Sociology; Social, group or collective psychology

Series: Short Introductions

The new edition of this popular introduction explores the meaning of social deviance in contemporary society. It traces the path by which we create deviance: how we single out behavior, ideas, and appearances that differ from the “norm,” label them as either offensive or acceptable, and then condemn or celebrate them. The book explains what kinds of behavior are banned and who bans them, exposing the important political influences underlying these processes. Refreshed with a new engaging, accessible style, the second edition features expanded treatment of the theories of deviance, new material on positive deviance, and updated references and contemporary examples throughout.

At its core, Social Deviance looks at who becomes deviant and why. It delves into the multiple motives that cause rule-breakers to behave badly in the eyes of those they offend or creatively in the eyes of those they please, and it reveals the way deviants think about their actions, their moral identity, and their fellow moral outcasts.

By: Stuart Henry (Professor and Director of the School of Public Administration and Urban Studies San Diego State University)
With: Lindsay M. Howard
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 510g
ISBN: 9781509523504
ISBN 10: 1509523502
Series: Short Introductions
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 02 November 2018
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface 1 What is deviance? 2 Why people ban behavior 3 What causes people to deviate? Theories of deviant behavior 4 Why people break rules: From extreme deviance to positive deviance 5 Neutralizing morality and deviant motivations 6 Failed socialization and weak social control 7 How people become deviants: Labeling deviant actors 8 Responding to deviant designations and coping with stigma 9 Becoming normal: The politics of stigma Conclusion: What can the study of social deviance do for you?

Stuart Henry is Professor of Criminal Justice at San Diego State University.

Reviews for Social Deviance

Stuart Henry has done a remarkable job of introducing the student to what is perhaps the most intriguing subject in the undergraduate curriculum. Pick up this book and read it. It is a brisk, engaging, and informative account of normative violations and their aftermath. Our students will enjoy and learn from it. Erich Goode, State University of New York at Stony Brook This second edition arrives at a propitious time, when our social fabric is being questioned on moral, ethical, and political grounds like never before. It does a superb job of contextualizing deviance among contemporary issues, allowing students to embrace the key concepts in the field, to understand the complexity of the issues, and to apply these ideas to their everyday lives. Well written and jargon free, with excellent examples to get its point across, it stands unmatched in its enunciation of the complexities of deviant behavior in a straightforward manner. Peter Adler, University of Denver