Professor Thio attended primary school in Malaysia and high school in Indonesia. He then came to the United States and worked his way through Central Methodist College in Missouri, where he majored in social sciences. Later, he studied sociology as a graduate student at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and he completed his doctorate while working as a research and teaching assistant.

Professor Thio regularly teaches courses in deviance, introductory sociology, social problems, and criminology. In addition to teaching, he enjoys writing. He is the author of the Sociology: A Brief Introduction , Society: Myths and Realities (Penguin Academic), and Deviant Behavior .

2. Full Table of Contents

1. Brief Table of Contents

Part 1:  Perspectives and Theories

Chapter 1:     What Is Deviant Behavior?  

Chapter 2:    Positivist Theories    

Chapter 3:     Constructionist Theories      

Part 2:  Interpersonal Violence

Chapter 4:    Physical Violence      

Chapter 5:    Rape and Child Molestation  

Chapter 6:    Family Violence       

Part 3:  Self-Destructive Deviance

Chapter 7:    Suicide

Chapter 8:    Mental Disorder       

Part 4:  Diverse Lifestyles

Chapter 9:    Heterosexual Deviance       

Chapter 10:  Gays and Other Victims of Stigma  

Part 5:  Cyberspace: Wild Frontier

Chapter 11:  Internet Deviance

Part 6:  Substance Use and Abuse           

Chapter 12:  Drug Use      

Chapter 13:  Drinking and Alcoholism      

Part 7:  Inequality in Deviance

Chapter 14:  Privileged Deviance  

Chapter 15:  Underprivileged Deviance    

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Part 1:  Perspectives and Theories

Chapter 1:     What Is Deviant Behavior?          

Conflicting Definitions

The Positivist Perspective     

The Constructionist Perspective      

An Integrated View  

A Word about Deviance and Crime 

Summary     

Further Reading       

Critical Thinking Questions   

Internet Resources

Chapter 2:     Positivist Theories
Anomie-Strain Theory        

Social Learning Theory

Control Theory        

Summary     

Further Reading       

Critical Thinking Questions   

Internet Resources

Chapter 3:     Constructionist Theories

Labeling Theory

Phenomenological Theory             

Conflict Theory        

Summary     

Further Reading       

Critical Thinking Questions   

Internet Resources     

Part 2:  Interpersonal Violence

Chapter 4:    Physical Violence   

Assault and Aggravated Assault     

Who Is More Likely to Kill?   

Patterns of Killing     

Characteristics of Homicide 

Mass and Serial Murder      

A Social Profile of Serial Killers      

A Global Perspective on Homicide        

School Violence       

Stalking        

Hate Killing    

Genocide      

Terrorism: The September 11 Attacks      

Why Do People Kill?  

Does the Death Penalty Deter Murder?     

Summary     

Further Reading             

Critical Thinking Questions   

Internet Resources     

Chapter 5:    Rape and Child Molestation

Patterns of Rape     

Consequences of Rape       

The Culture of Rape 

A Global Perspective on Wartime Rape      

Why Men Rape Women       

Males as Victims       

Child Molestation      

Summary     

Further Reading          

Critical Thinking Questions   

Internet Resources

Chapter 6:    Family Violence     

Myths about Family Violence

The Extent of Family Violence        

Marital Rape  

Wife Beating 

Child Abuse   

Elder Abuse   

A Social Profile of Family Abusers  

A Global Perspective on Family Violence    

Theories of Family Violence 

Social Responses to Family Violence

Summary     

Further Reading       

Critical Thinking Questions   

Internet Resources                     

Part 3:  Self-Destructive Deviance

Chapter 7:    Suicide

Varieties of Suicidal Experiences    

Self Injurers 

Inside the Social Structure and Organization of Cutting    

Groups with Higher Suicide Rates   

A Social Profile of Suicide Bombers

Situational Factors in Suicide

A Global Perspective on Suicide      

Social Responses to Suicide 

Sociological Theories of Suicide      

Summary     

Further Reading       

Critical Thinking Questions   

Internet Resources

Chapter 8:    Mental Disorder

Popular Beliefs     

Types of Mental Disorder    

Social Factors in Mental Disorder    

A Global Perspective on Mental Disorder    

Societal Responses to Mental Disorder      

Perspectives on Mental Disorder

Summary          

Further Reading       

Critical Thinking Questions   

Internet Resources     

Part 4:  Diverse Lifestyles

Chapter 9:    Heterosexual Deviance   

Teen Sex               

Extramarital Sex            

A Social Profile of Swingers 

Pornography 

Phone Sex         

Nude Dancing

Sexual Harassment  

The World of Prostitution    

A Global Perspective on Prostitution

Theories of Prostitution       

Summary          

Further Reading       

Critical Thinking Questions   

Internet Resources

Chapter 10:  Gays and Other Victims of Stigma          

Myths about Homosexuality     

Gays and Lesbians   

Same-Sex Practices among Straights and Bisexuals       

Homophobia       

A Global Perspective on Homophobia        

Other Victims of Social Stigma       

Summary          

Further Reading       

Critical Thinking Questions   

Internet Resources   

Part 5:  Cyberspace: Wild Frontier

Chapter 11:   Internet Deviance

Seeking Easy Money Online      

Searching Cyberspace for Sex       

Expressing Hate Online       

Disrupting Computer Networks      

A Global Perspective on Cyberdeviance     

Summary     

Further Reading       

Critical Thinking Questions   

Internet Resources

Part 6:  Substance Use and Abuse           

Chapter 12:  Drug Use      

Drug Use in Perspective 

Illegal Drugs: Their Effects and Users       

Social Dimensions of Drug Use      

Becoming a Drug User

A Social Profile of Illegal Drug Users         

What Causes Illegal Drug Use?       

The War on Drugs    

Abusing Prescription Drugs, Particularly OxyContin

Smoking Cigarettes  

A Global Perspective on Smoking   

Summary     

Further Reading             

Critical Thinking Questions   

Internet Resources            

Chapter 13:  Drinking and Alcoholism

The Extent of Drinking and Alcoholism      

Myths about Alcohol Abuse  

What Alcohol Does to Its Users      

Social Factors in Drinking    

A Global Perspective on Drinking    

What Is Alcoholism? 

Becoming an Alcoholic        

College Students and Alcohol

Women and Alcohol              

What Causes Alcoholism?    

Controlling Alcohol Use and Abuse  

Summary          

Further Reading       

Critical Thinking Questions   

Internet Resources   

Part 7:  Inequality in Deviance

Chapter 14:  Privileged Deviance  

What Is White-Collar Deviance?        

Corporate Deviance  

A Social Profile of Corporate Crooks         

Occupational Deviance        

What Makes White-Collar Deviance Unique?         

Causes of White-Collar Deviance    

Governmental Deviance      

A Global Perspective on Official Corruption

Official Ways of Neutralizing Deviance      

Causes of Governmental Deviance 

Summary          

Further Reading       

Critical Thinking Questions   

Internet Resources                     

Chapter 15:  Underprivileged Deviance

Robbery      

Auto Theft and Carjacking   

Burglary            

Shoplifting         

Organized Crime       

A Global Perspective on Organized Crime  

Summary     

Further Reading       

Critical Thinking Questions   

Internet Resources                     

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