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Deviance and Social Control Author: Helen Marshall

ISBN: 9780195553017 Format: Paperback Number Of Pages: 248 Published: 1 November 2006 Country of Publication: AU Dimensions (cm): 24.5 x 17.2 x 1.4 Description: This text examines the bizarre and the everyday behaviours that some sociologists have labelled ‘deviance'. It outlines the history of sociological thought on deviance and engages with the debate about the ‘death of deviance'. The authors argue it is more useful to talk about rules and rule-breakers than deviance, and relate these ideas to our professional lives, where the idea of deviance continues to be important.

Key issues examined

Drugs

Bodies

Sexuality, including paedophilia and female sexual dysfunction

Sanity and madness

Law, justice and the prison system

Terrorism, state crime and cyber-crime

Feminism and post-modernism

Theories of deviance from outside and within sociology

Designed to aid learning

By using topical examples of deviance and social control that students will recognise and connect with, the authors ensure students will engage with the theoretical concepts. Case studies and student exercises enable students ...

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