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Unlike most deviance books, An Introduction to Deviance, Crime, and Control: Beyond the Straight and Narrow assumes that deviance is, in fact, normal and 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 struggle to achieve stable uniformity--an absence of deviance--is an unending effort that can never succeed. 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.

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• Each chapter begins with Learning Objectives and ends with Concluding Words, Questions for Critical Thought, Recommended Reading, and Recommend Websites
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Part I Introduction
• Chapter 1 Sociological Approaches to Deviance
• Introduction
• (1) Functionalism
• (2) Conflict Theories
• (3) The Symbolic Interactionist Approach
• (4) The Feminist Approach
• (5) The Postmodern Approach
• Part II Deviant Activities
• Chapter 2 Appearance Issues
• Appearance: Its Social Meanings
• The History of Appearance Issues and Public Reaction to Them
• Appearance Communities and Cultures
• Unintended Deviance: Anorexia, Bulimia, and Obesity
• Eating Issues and Appearance Norms
• Theories about Appearance Norms
• Heath and Social Consequences of Appearance Issues
• Social Consequences
• The Role of Families
• Policies and Theory Applications to Control Appearance Issues
• Likely Scenarios for Change in Appearance Issues
• Chapter 3 Mental Illness
• Introduction
• The History of Mental Illness and Public Relation
• The Characteristics of Mental Illness and Mentally Ill People
• Communities and Subcultures of the Mentally Ill
• Theories about Mental Illness
• Families, Stress, and Mental Illness
• Social and Health Consequences of Mental Illness
• Social Consequences of Mental Illness
• Policies and Theory Application
• Likely Scenarios of Change
• Chapter 4 Sexual Deviance
• Introduction
• Sexual Deviance in Constant Flux
• Negative Consequences of Deviant Behaviour
• History of Sexual Deviation and Consequent Public Reactions
• Prostitution
• Pornography
• Other Forms of Sexual Deviation
• Deviant Communities and Cultures
• Theories about Sexual Deviance
• Sociological Approaches
• Social and Health Consequences of Sexual Deviance
• Homophobia as a Form of Sexual Deviance
• Chapter 5 Substance Abuse
• Introduction
• Intoxication: Its Social Role
• The tHistory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, and Public Reaction
• The Activities and Characteristics of Substance Abusers
• Drug-using Communities and Cultures
• Theories of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
• Sociological Theories
• Social and Health Consequences of Drug Use
• Policy and Theory Applications
• Decriminalization and Legalization
• Part III Delinquency And Crime
• Chapter 6 Risky Behaviors
• Introduction
• The Work Ethic and the Pleasure Ethic
• Adolescent Risk-taking
• The Rave Subculture: Tribalism and Risk
• The Influence of Family and Peers
• The History of Juvenile Delinquency, and Public Reactions to It
• The Activities of Juvenile Delinquents
• Delinquent Communities and Subcultures
• Theories about Juvenile Delinquency
• Health and Social Consequences
• Policies and Theory Applications
• Future Trends
• Chapter 7 Violent Crimes
• Introduction
• The History of Violent Crime, and Public Reactions to It
• Defining Crimes of Violence
• Social Characteristics of Violent Criminals
• Violent Communities and Subcultures
• Patterns of Victimization
• Family Violence
• Theories about Violent Crime
• Sociological Theories
• Social and Health Consequences of Violent Crime
• Policies and Theory Applications
• Chapter 8 Non-violent Crimes
• Introduction
• Internal and External Controls on Criminal Behaviour
• The Historical Development of Non-violent Crime
• Demographic and Social Characteristics of Criminals
• Non-violent Criminal Cultures and Communities
• Classical Sociological Studies
• Theories about Non-violent Crime
• Social and Health Consequences of Non-violent Crime
• Fear of Crime, and Its Consequences
• Policies and Theory Applications
• Chapter 9 Political Crimes
• Introduction
• Corruption
• Resistance
• Riots and Collective Protests
• The History of War, Protest, and Public Reactions to It
• Theories about Protest, Rebellion, and War
• Sociological Approaches to Protest and War
• Communities and Subcultures of Protest
• Social Consequences of Wars and Political Crimes
• Health Consequences of Terrorism and War
• References
• Index

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