Understanding deviance : a guide to the sociology of crime and rule-breaking / David Downes, Paul Rock.
| Author/creator | Downes, David M. |
| Other author | Rock, Paul Elliott. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 6th ed. |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford Univ Press, 2011. |
| Description | xii, 409 pages ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Confusion and diversity -- Sources of knowledge about deviance -- The University of Chicago Sociology Department -- Functionalism, deviance, and control -- Anomie -- Culture and subculture -- Symbolic interactionism -- Phenomenology -- Control theories -- Radical criminology -- Feminist criminology -- Deviance theories and social policy -- The metamorphosis of deviance? |
| Summary | 'Understanding Deviance' provides an indispensable guide to the major themes and theories which have come to form the sociology of crime and deviance, from their origins in the research of the University of Chicago sociology department in the 1920s to the most recent work in cultural criminology. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-393) and index. |
| LCCN | 2010941964 |
| ISBN | 0199569835 |
| ISBN | 9780199569830 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HM811 .D68 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |