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Loading... Images of Deviance and Social Control: A Sociological Historyby Stephen J Pfohl
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This work focuses on how society has historically attempted to explain, study and control deviance. The author presents a view of nine major theoretical perspectives - religious, legal, medical, social, disorganizational, functionalist, anomie, learning, constructionist and critical. For each perspective he describes the basic theoretical images of deviance; discusses its status today; and assesses its strengths and weaknesses. Each is also introduced by a photomontage that represents the central concerns of the perspective, and by a short introductory narrative that connects contemporary social issues and the conceptual study of deviance. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)302.542Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Social Interaction Relation of individual to society Response of individuals DeviationLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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