Deviance, Crime, and Control Beyond the Straight and Narrow

Tepperman, Lorne

ISBN 10: 0195419529 / ISBN 13: 9780195419528

Published by Oxford University Press, 2005

About this Item

A nice copy containing no highlighting, underlining or margin notes and with only minor wear and other blemishes. The binding is tight and all of the pages are clean intact. ; 8.8 X 0.8 X 6.9 inches; 352 pages.

Seller Inventory # 1V-M97Z-LM35

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Deviance, Crime, and Control Beyond the Straight and Narrow
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195419529
• ISBN 13: 9780195419528
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

In contrast with most deviance books, Deviance, Crime, and Control: Beyond the Straight and Narrow assumes that deviance is, in fact, normal, and that conformity is socially constructed. Social order, by this standard, is an ongoing accomplishment. The mere existence of the idea of deviance, and the "discovery" of deviance, tells us about a society's degree of cohesion, tolerance, and control over individuals. The benchmarks for what constitutes as "deviance" are constantly changing, as are the limits of tolerable difference. This book asks whether earlier expectations are still appropriate and, if they are not, what we can reasonably expect societies to offer their members as they pass through the life cycle.

About the Author

Lorne Tepperman is at Department of Sociology, University of Toronto.