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Deviant Behavior

by: Thio, Alex

Deviant Behavior

by: Thio, Alex

ISBN 13:
9780205454785
ISBN 10:
020545478X
Edition: 8th
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 01/01/2006
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
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This best-selling book offers comprehensive coverage of all aspects of deviance and is noted for its blend of style and substance.

Preface

About the Author

xix

PART ONE Perspectives and Theories

(56)

What Is Deviant Behavior?

(15)

Conflicting Definitions

(1)

The Positivist Perspective

(3)

Absolutism: Deviance as Absolutely Real

(1)

Objectivism: Deviance as an Observable Object

(1)

Determinism: Deviance as Determined Behavior

(1)

The Constructionist Perspective

(3)

Relativism: Deviance as a Label

(1)

Subjectivism: Deviance as a Subjective Experience

(1)

Voluntarism: Deviance as a Voluntary Act

(1)

An Integrated View

(3)

A Word about Deviance and Crime

(1)

Summary

(1)

Further Reading

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

(1)

Positivist Theories

(18)

Anomie-Strain Theory

(7)

Merton: The Goal--Means Gap

(3)

Cohen: Status Frustration

(1)

Cloward and Ohlin: Differential Illegitimate Opportunity

(1)

Recent Developments

(1)

Evaluating Anomie-Strain Theory

(1)

Social Learning Theory

(3)

Sutherland: Differential Association

(1)

Glaser: Differential Identification

(1)

Burgess and Akers: Differential Reinforcement

(1)

Evaluating Social Learning Theory

(1)

Control Theory

(4)

Hirschi: Social Bond and Self-Control

(1)

Braithwaite: Reintegrative Shaming

(1)

The Deterrence Doctrine

(1)

Evaluating Control Theory

(1)

Summary

(1)

Further Reading

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

(1)

Constructionist Theories

(21)

Labeling Theory

(4)

A Version of Symbolic Interactionism

(1)

Who Labels Whom?

(1)

Consequences of Labeling

(2)

Evaluating Labeling Theory

(1)

Phenomenological Theory

(3)

Critique of Positivism

(1)

Subjectivism as the Key to Deviant Reality

(1)

Ethnography: An Application of Phenomenology

(2)

Evaluating Phenomenological Theory

(1)

Conflict Theory

(10)

Legal Reality Theory

(1)

Social Reality Theory

(2)

Marxist Theory

(1)

Feminist Theory

(1)

Power Theory

(1)

Postmodernist Theory

(1)

Evaluating Conflict Theory

(2)

Summary

(1)

Further Reading

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

(2)

PART TWO Interpersonal Violence

(86)

Physical Violence

(31)

Assault and Aggravated Assault

(1)

Who Is More Likely to Kill?

(4)

Class and Race

(1)

Regions, Large Cities, and Rural Areas

(1)

Gender and Age

(2)

Patterns of Killing

(2)

Time of Killing

(1)

Place of Killing

(1)

Method of Killing

(1)

Characteristics of Homicide

(4)

Warm-Blooded Murder

(1)

Doing the Victim a Favor

(1)

Winning a Trivial Argument

(1)

An Adjunct to Suicide

(1)

Mass and Serial Murder

(3)

Social Profile: Serial Killers

(1)

Global Perspective: Homicide

(1)

School Violence

(1)

Stalking and Cyberstalking

(2)

Hate Killing

(1)

Genocide

(1)

Terrorism

(3)

The September 11 Attacks

(1)

Terrorism in Cyberspace

(1)

The War on Terrorism

(1)

Why Do People Kill?

(2)

External Restraint Theory

(1)

Subculture of Violence Theory

(1)

Does the Death Penalty Deter Murder?

(4)

Summary

(1)

Further Reading

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

(1)

Rape and Child Molestation

(30)

Patterns of Rape

(7)

Racial, Age, and Situational Factors

(1)

Planning and Execution

(1)

Gang Rape

(1)

Acquaintance Rape

(2)

Campus Rape

(1)

The Myth of Victim Precipitation

(1)

Consequences of Rape

(3)

The Rape Survivor's Response

(1)

The Feeling of Being Raped Again

(2)

The Culture of Rape

101

(5)

Treating Women Like Men's Property

101

(2)

Using Women in Men's Masculinity Contests

103

(2)

The Myth That Women Ask for It

105

(1)

Socializing Girls to Be Victims

106

(1)

Why Men Rape Women

106

(4)

Global Perspective: Wartime Rape

107

(1)

Psychological Theory: Sexual Inadequacy

107

(1)

Social Psychological Theory: Sexual Permissiveness

108

(1)

Feminist Theory: Gender Inequality

109

(1)

Males as Victims

110

(4)

Inside the Prison

110

(1)

Outside the Prison

111

(2)

Can Women Rape Men?

113

(1)

Child Molestation

114

(3)

Some Basic Facts

114

(1)

Social Profile: Child Molesters

114

(1)

Molesting Boys

115

(1)

The Scandal of Pedophile Priests

116

(1)

Summary

117

(1)

Further Reading

118

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

119

(1)

Family Violence

120

(23)

Myths about Family Violence

121

(1)

Myth 1: Family Violence Hits the Poor Only

121

(1)

Myth 2: Violence and Love Cannot Happen Together

121

(1)

Myth 3: Most Abused Children Grow Up to Be Abusive Parents

122

(1)

Myth 4: Alcohol and Drugs Are Involved in Most Family Violence

122

(1)

The Extent of Family Violence

122

(1)

Marital Rape

123

(2)

The Nature of Marital Rape

123

(1)

Causes of Marital Rape

124

(1)

Wife Beating

125

(2)

The Nature of Wife Beating

125

(1)

Why Don't Some Battered Wives Leave?

126

(1)

Causes of Wife Beating

127

(1)

Child Abuse

127

(4)

The Nature of Child Abuse

128

(1)

Causes of Child Abuse

129

(1)

Global Perspective: Female Genital Mutilation

130

(1)

Elder Abuse

131

(3)

The Nature of Elder Abuse

132

(1)

Causes of Elder Abuse

132

(2)

Social Profile: Family Abusers

134

(1)

Theories of Family Violence

134

(1)

Social Learning Theory

135

(1)

Stress Theory

135

(1)

Exchange Theory

135

(1)

Social Responses to Family Violence

135

(3)

Protecting Women

136

(1)

Protecting Children

136

(1)

Protecting Elders

137

(1)

Summary

138

(2)

Further Reading

140

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

141

(2)

PART THREE Self-Targeted Deviance

143

(68)

Suicide

145

(30)

Varieties of Suicidal Experiences

146

(4)

Threatening Suicide

146

(1)

Attempting Suicide

147

(1)

Committing Suicide

148

(2)

Groups with Higher Suicide Rates

150

(7)

Residents in Rural, Wide-Open Areas

151

(1)

Whites

151

(1)

The Less Religious

152

(1)

Males

153

(1)

The Divorced

154

(1)

Older People

154

(2)

The Relatively Well-Off

156

(1)

Social Profile: Suicide Bombers

157

(1)

Situational Factors in Suicide

157

(4)

Going through Adolescence

158

(1)

Going to College

159

(1)

Being in Prison

159

(1)

Being Stricken with AIDS

160

(1)

Under Media Influence

161

(1)

Social Responses to Suicide

161

(5)

Survivors' Reactions

162

(1)

Advocating Suicide

163

(1)

Preventing Suicide

164

(1)

Global Perspective: Suicide

165

(1)

Sociological Theories of Suicide

166

(5)

Classical Durkheimian Theory

166

(2)

A Modern Durkheimian Theory

168

(1)

Phenomenological Theories

169

(2)

Summary

171

(2)

Further Reading

173

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

174

(1)

Mental Disorder

175

(36)

Popular Myths

176

(1)

Types of Mental Disorder

177

(6)

Traditional Classification

178

(3)

DSM-IV Classification

181

(2)

Social Factors in Mental Disorder

183

(7)

Social Class

183

(1)

Gender

184

(1)

Young Age

185

(1)

Social Profile: Depressed Teens

186

(1)

Race and Ethnicity

186

(1)

Urban Environment

187

(1)

September 11

188

(1)

Global Perspective: Mental Disorder

189

(1)

Societal Responses to Mental Disorder

190

(8)

Historical Background

190

(2)

The Public

192

(1)

The Court

193

(2)

The Mental Hospital

195

(2)

The Community Mental Health Center

197

(1)

Perspectives on Mental Disorder

198

(8)

The Medical Model

199

(1)

The Psychosocial Model

200

(2)

The Labeling Model

202

(4)

Summary

206

(2)

Further Reading

208

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

209

(2)

PART FOUR Diverse Lifestyles

211

(70)

Heterosexual Deviance

213

(35)

Teen Sex

214

(1)

Extramarital Sex

215

(3)

Seductive Myths

215

(1)

Cultural Variations

216

(1)

Social Factors

217

(1)

Pornography

218

(2)

The Porn Industry

218

(1)

The Effects of Pornography

219

(1)

Sexual Deviance in Cyberspace

220

(4)

Cybersex

221

(1)

Cyberporn

222

(1)

Social Profile: Cyberporn Surfers

223

(1)

Phone Sex

224

(1)

Nude Dancing

224

(1)

Sexual Harassment

225

(1)

The World of Prostitution

226

(15)

Myths about Prostitution

227

(1)

Types of Prostitutes

228

(4)

Social and Sexual Backgrounds

232

(1)

Reasons for Becoming Prostitutes

232

(1)

The Threat of AIDS from Customers

233

(1)

The Subculture of Prostitution

234

(1)

Other Participants in Prostitution

235

(3)

Societal Reaction to Prostitution

238

(2)

Global Perspective: Prostitution

240

(1)

Theories of Prostitution

241

(3)

Functionalist Theory

241

(1)

Feminist Theory

242

(1)

Social Psychological Theory

243

(1)

Summary

244

(2)

Further Reading

246

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

247

(1)

Gays and Other Victims of Stigma

248

(33)

Myths about Homosexuality

249

(1)

Gays and Lesbians

250

(11)

How Many Are There?

251

(1)

What Are Gays Like?

252

(1)

What Are Lesbians Like?

253

(1)

Coming Out

254

(2)

Gay and Lesbian Lifestyles

256

(2)

Theories of Homosexuality

258

(3)

Same-Sex Practices among Straights and Bisexuals

261

(3)

Trades

261

(1)

Street Hustlers

261

(1)

Situationals

262

(1)

Bisexuals

263

(1)

Homophobia

264

(7)

The Homophobic View of Homosexuality

264

(1)

The Nature and Extent of Homophobia

265

(1)

The Impact of Homophobia

266

(1)

Social Profile: Homophobes

267

(1)

AIDS, Gays, and Straights

267

(1)

Fighting Homophobia

268

(2)

Global Perspective: Homophobia

270

(1)

Other Victims of Social Stigma

271

(6)

Transgenderists: Transsexuals, Intersexuals, and Transvestites

271

(1)

People with Physical Disabilities

272

(2)

The Obese

274

(1)

The Tattooed

275

(2)

Summary

277

(1)

Further Reading

278

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

279

(2)

PART FIVE Substance Use and Abuse

281

(66)

Legal and Illegal Drug Use

283

(34)

Drug Use in Perspective

284

(1)

Illegal Drugs: Their Effects and Users

285

(9)

Marijuana

285

(2)

Heroin

287

(2)

Cocaine and Crack

289

(2)

Meth and Roofies

291

(1)

Ecstasy

292

(2)

Social Dimensions of Drug Use

294

(4)

The Extent of Drug Use

294

(1)

Moral Panic: Societal Reaction to Drug Use

294

(2)

Drugs and AIDS

296

(1)

Drugs and Crime

296

(1)

Drugs and Socioeconomic Status

297

(1)

Becoming a Drug User

298

(3)

Social Profile: Illegal Drug Users

300

(1)

What Causes Illegal Drug Use?

301

(3)

Economic Deprivation Theory

301

(1)

Cognitive Association Theory

302

(1)

Social Psychological Theory

303

(1)

The War on Drugs

304

(5)

Historical Pattern

304

(2)

Punitive Strategy: Law Enforcement

306

(1)

Debate over Legalizing Drugs

306

(1)

Supportive Strategy: Prevention and Treatment

307

(2)

Abusing Prescription Drugs, Particularly OxyContin

309

(2)

Smoking Cigarettes

311

(2)

Global Perspective: Smoking

312

(1)

Summary

313

(2)

Further Reading

315

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

316

(1)

Drinking and Alcoholism

317

(30)

The Extent of Drinking and Alcoholism

318

(1)

Myths about Alcohol Abuse

318

(1)

What Alcohol Does to Its Users

319

(4)

Mental and Physical Impact

320

(1)

Health Effects

321

(1)

Social Consequences

322

(1)

Social Factors in Drinking

323

(6)

Gender and Age

323

(1)

Racial and Ethnic Background

324

(2)

Religious Affiliation

326

(1)

Socioeconomic Status

326

(1)

Regional Location

327

(1)

Global Perspective: Drinking

328

(1)

What Is Alcoholism?

329

(1)

Becoming an Alcoholic

330

(2)

Social Drinker

330

(1)

Psychologically Addicted

331

(1)

Physically Addicted

331

(1)

Hitting Bottom

331

(1)

College Students and Alcohol

332

(2)

Binge Drinking in College

332

(1)

Social Profile: College Binge Drinkers

333

(1)

Women and Alcohol

334

(2)

Why More Women Drink Today

334

(1)

Alcoholism among Women

335

(1)

What Causes Alcoholism?

336

(4)

A Biological Predisposition

336

(1)

The Alcoholic Personality

337

(1)

Social and Cultural Forces

338

(2)

Controlling Alcohol Use and Abuse

340

(4)

Legal Measures

340

(1)

Therapeutic Approaches

341

(3)

Summary

344

(1)

Further Reading

345

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

346

(1)

PART SIX Inequality in Deviance

347

(56)

Privileged Deviance

349

(31)

What Is White-Collar Deviance?

350

(1)

Corporate Deviance

351

(7)

Deviance against Employees

351

(1)

Deviance against Customers

352

(4)

Deviance against the Government

356

(1)

Deviance against the Environment

356

(1)

Social Profile: Corporate Crooks

357

(1)

Occupational Deviance

358

(7)

Employee Theft

359

(1)

Embezzlement

360

(1)

Financial Frauds

361

(1)

Profitable Computer Crimes

361

(1)

Deviance in the Professions

362

(3)

What Makes White-Collar Deviance Unique?

365

(2)

The Deviant's Respectable Self-Image

365

(1)

The Victim's Unwitting Cooperation

366

(1)

Society's Relative Indifference

366

(1)

Causes of White-Collar Deviance

367

(2)

Deviant Motivation: Fear of Loss and Greed for Gain

367

(1)

Deviant Opportunity: The Benefit of High Position and Power

368

(1)

Weak Social Control: Lax Law Enforcement

369

(1)

Governmental Deviance

369

(4)

Political Corruption

370

(1)

Election Improprieties

371

(1)

Official Violence

372

(1)

Global Perspective: Official Corruption

372

(1)

Official Ways of Neutralizing Deviance

373

(2)

Denying the Obvious

373

(1)

Ignoring the Deviance

374

(1)

Accusing the Accuser

374

(1)

Promising to Take Action

374

(1)

Justifying the Deviance

375

(1)

Causes of Governmental Deviance

375

(2)

Superabundance of Ambiguous Laws

375

(1)

Governmental Complexity and Power

376

(1)

Summary

377

(1)

Further Reading

378

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

379

(1)

Underprivileged Deviance

380

(23)

Robbery

381

(6)

Robbery as a Property Crime

381

(1)

Robbery as a Violent Crime

382

(1)

Patterns of Robbery

383

(2)

Amateur and Professional Robbers

385

(1)

Causes of Robbery

386

(1)

Auto Theft and Carjacking

387

(2)

Characteristics and Trends

388

(1)

Causes

388

(1)

Burglary

389

(2)

Modus Operandi

389

(1)

Causes of Burglary

390

(1)

Shoplifting

391

(1)

Social Profile: Shoplifters

391

(1)

Causes of Shoplifting

392

(1)

Organized Crime

392

(7)

Organizational Structure

393

(1)

Organized Crime Activities

393

(2)

Ethnicity and Organized Crime

395

(2)

The War on Organized Crime in the United States

397

(1)

Global Perspective: Organized Crime

398

(1)

Summary

399

(2)

Further Reading

401

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

401

(2)

References

403

(32)

Name Index

435

(10)

Subject Index

445

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