Author:
Henry, Stuart, 1949- author.
Edition Statement:Second edition.
ImprintCambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2019.
Descriptionxiii, 196 pages ; 24 cm.
Note:What is deviance? -- Why people ban behavior -- What causes people to deviate?: theories of deviant behavior -- What motivates people to break rules?: from extreme deviance to positive deviance -- Neutralizing morality and deviant motivations -- Failed socialization and weak social control -- How people become deviants: labeling deviant actors -- Responding to deviant designations and coping with stigma -- Becoming normal: the politics of stigma -- Conclusion: what can the study of social deviance do for you?
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-183) and index.
Note:The new edition of this popular introduction explores the meaning of social deviance in contemporary society. Stuart Henry traces the path by which we create deviance: how we single out behavior, ideas, and appearances that differ from the norm, label them as either offensive or acceptable, and then condemn or celebrate them.
