The relativity of deviance

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Title:

Author:

Curra, John.

ISBN:

9781412964661

Personal Author:

Curra, John.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

Los Angeles : SAGE/Pine Forge Press, c2011.

Physical Description:

xi, 299 p. ; 23 cm.

Contents:

The dynamic nature of deviance -- Being deviant -- Power, social networks, and organizational deviance -- Mental disorders -- Predatory violence -- Sexual violence -- Suicide -- Sexual diversity -- Drugs and drug taking.

Subject Term:

Deviant behavior.

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Summary

Presents an analysis of the relativity of deviance. This title answers such questions as: what is Deviant; what is deviant behavior; how should the deviant be treated; and, why is the same act sometimes praised and sometimes condemned.