Understanding deviance : a guide to the sociology of crime and rule-breaking by Downes, David M, Rock, Paul Elliott instant download

Understanding deviance : a guide to the sociology of crime and rule-breaking by Downes, David M, Rock, Paul Elliott instant download

x, 374 pages ; 25 cm, This is the new edition of the textbook, 'Understanding Deviance', that guides the new student through the major sociological theories of crime, deviance and control. It offers an in-depth discussion of all the prominent theories of deviance, Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-355) and index, 1. Confusion and diversity -- Introduction -- The character and sources of ambiguity -- The social contexts of differentiation -- Implications -- 2. Sources of knowledge about deviance -- Introduction -- The elusive quality of deviance -- Some methodological strategies -- Indirect sources -- Implications -- 3. The University of Chicago Sociology Department -- Introduction -- The university, the department, and the city -- The roots of responsiveness -- Ecology -- Deviance, crime, and pathology -- The normal and the pathological -- Criticism -- Conclusion -- 4. Functionalism, deviance, and control -- Introduction -- The sociological background -- The functions of deviance and control -- Criticism -- 5. Anomie -- Introduction -- Durkheim's theory of anomie -- Merton's theory of anomie -- Anomie and after -- The crisis of social capital -- Towards an anomic culture? -- Criticism -- Conclusion -- 6. Culture and subculture -- Introduction -- Theoretical perspectives -- Crime and the labour market : the 'new underclass' thesis and after -- Criticism -- 7. Symbolic interactionism -- Introduction -- Symbolic interactionism and deviance -- Criticism -- Conclusion -- 8. Phenomenology -- Introduction -- Phenomenology and sociology -- Phenomenology, sociology, and deviance -- Criticism -- 9. Control theories -- Introduction -- Sociological control theories of deviance -- 'Situational' control theories -- Miscellaneous theories of a control character -- Routine activity theory -- Criticism -- 10. Radical criminology -- Introduction -- The 'new' criminology -- The 'Birmingham School' -- Radical criminology in America -- Allied approaches -- Criticism -- The