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Understanding Deviance: A Guide to the Sociology of Deviance and Rule Breaking, Canadian Edition - Softcover

David M. Downes; Christopher Ray McCormick; Paul Elliott Rock

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9780195440164: Understanding Deviance: A Guide to the Sociology of Deviance and Rule Breaking, Canadian Edition
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ISBN 10: 0195440161 ISBN 13: 9780195440164
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Now in its second Canadian edition, Understanding Deviance continues to be the definitive survey of theoretical developments in the study of crime and rule-breaking. Offering in-depth coverage of the major schools of sociological thought, from the early work of the Chicago School to twenty-first-century developments, this is an invaluable introduction for students new to the study of deviance.

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About the Author

Chris McCormick is a professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at St. Thomas University in New Brunswick. He is well-known within the Canadian academic criminology community, having written several books, including Criminology in Canada: Theories, Typologies, and Patterns, 4/e (Nelson, 2010), Crime and Deviance in Canada: Historical Perspectives (Canadian Scholars Press, 2005), and Constructing Danger: Emotions and the Mis/Representation of Crime in the News, 2/e (Fernwood, 2010). He is also the author of a bi-weekly newspaper column called 'Crime Matters' for the Daily Gleaner in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0195440161
ISBN 13 
9780195440164
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
384
Rating
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