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The Handbook of Deviance
Contributor(s): Goode, Erich (Editor)
ISBN: 1118701429     ISBN-13: 9781118701423
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $208.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Criminology
- Social Science | Sociology - General
Dewey: 302.542
LCCN: 2015007815
Series: Wiley Handbooks in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.8" W x 9.5" (2.60 lbs) 656 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
The Handbook of Deviance is a definitive reference for professionals, researchers, and students that provides a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the sociology of deviance.

  • Composed of over 30 essays written by an international array of scholars and meticulously edited by one of the best known authorities on the study of deviance
  • Features chapters on cutting-edge topics, such as terrorism and environmental degradation as forms of deviance
  • Each chapter includes a critical review of what is known about the topic, the current status of the topic, and insights about the future of the topic
  • Covers recent theoretical innovations in the field, including the distinction between positivist and constructionist perspectives on deviance, and the incorporation of physical appearance as a form of deviance