Deviance, Crime, and Control
Beyond the Straight and Narrow
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2013
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780195447439
- Publish Date
- Jan 2013
- List Price
- $179.99
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Description
With thorough coverage of historical developments, major theories, and contemporary concerns, Deviance, Crime, and Control uses a broad theoretical approach to explore the main theories of deviance, conformity, and social control and the specific types of behaviours that are considered deviant, focusing on appearance, sexuality, mental illness, substance abuse, adolescent risk-taking, street crime, terrorism, corporate theft, and religious and political fanaticism.
About the authors
Lorne Tepperman is a professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Sociology. He served as chair of the Department of Sociology between 1997–2003 and has authored and co-authored on topics that include social mobility, crime and deviance, gender, family, and Social Problems. He has given talks around the world on the power of social science and has won recognition for his skills in teaching.
Editorial Reviews
"Well written and researched. . . . I love the reading material and the fact that it ties theories in to the material presented in each chapter." --Deborah Boutilier, Niagara College
"Engaging and readable. . . . This is an exceptionally good textbook." --Ronald McGivern, Thompson Rivers University
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