Corporate and Governmental Deviance: Problems of Organizational Behavior in Contemporary Society

M. David Ermann, Richard J. Lundman

ISBN 10: 0195094875 / ISBN 13: 9780195094879

Published by Oxford University Press, 1996

About this Item

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Corporate and Governmental Deviance: Problems of Organizational Behavior in Contemporary Society
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195094875
• ISBN 13: 9780195094879
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Corporate and Governmental Deviance is the most complete and accessible treatment and exploration of the deviant behavior of big business and big government. Now in its fifth edition, this popular collection has been thoroughly updated to include an expanded introductory essay by the editors, new selections on corporate cover-ups, including such controversial issues as the Pinto fire hazards, the health risks associated with Rely tampons, as well as the current debates on excessive force by police and price-fixing. Moral issues within government, such as the rationalization of the use of genocide during the Nazi Holocaust, along with an essay on the media coverage and the public reactions to such crimes are covered as well. The new edition also retains the familiar classic essays by major scholars featured in previous editions. Intended for use in sociology and criminology courses, this book provides readers with an even clearer appreciation of the fact that organizations, and not just individuals, commit acts of deviance.

About the Author

M. David Ermann, Professor of Sociology, University of Delaware. Richard J. Lundman, Professor of Sociology, Ohio State University.