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Degrees of Deviance : Student Accounts of Their Deviant Behavior
Degrees of Deviance : Student Accounts of Their Deviant Behavior
Author: Henry, Stuart / Eaton, Roger
Edition/Copyright: 2ND 99
ISBN: 1-879215-40-3
Publisher: Sheffield Publishing Co.
Type: Paperback
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  Author Bio

Henry, Stuart : Eastern Michigan University

Dr. Stuart Henry is professor of criminology and sociology at Eastern Michigan University. He has published 14 books on aspects of crime, law and social control and is currently co-ordinator of The Critical Criminologist, and on the editorial board of Theoretical Criminology.

Eaton, Roger D. :

Roger D. Eaton completed his Masters Degree in Criminology from the University of Eastern Michigan in 1997. He now works in the State of Florida as a Criminal Justice Analyst for the Government. Roger has worked on three books, Integrating Criminologies with G. Barak in 1997, Degrees of Deviance 2nd Edition with S. Henry in 1999, and most recently contributed a selection to the 2nd Edition of Inside Jobs in 2000.

 
  Sample Chapter

Chapter 1

The original idea for this book was to describe the deviant activities of present-day students. One of the main problems when teaching sociology is that the concepts are often seen as textbook issues that have little to do with real life. In many courses on deviance students are asked to read research literature so they may understand other people�s rule-breaking behavior. But the deviant behavior they read about has little similarity in content to the deviant behavior that they do. Published studies of deviant behavior are typically based on research conducted ten to twenty years earlier. This research is typically on people of a different age and class from the students, and is conducted by people who are as old as their parents. Because of this, conventional texts on deviance may fail to connect the deviance of others to the students� own real-life experiences.

 
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"I think the book is a great work that addresses phenomenological concerns of everyday deviance from a student perspective. It provides a lot of good, raw data that allow for the application of theories and research in the area."

--Daniel Quinn, Adrian College


Sheffield Publishing Company Web Site, August, 2000

 
  Summary

Deviance described in terms accessible to college students

Personal accounts of students� own deviance enlivens the text

Accounts organized in broad categories of similar behaviors

Invites students to explore how deviance is socially constructed

Categories include:

Erotic Activities: Affairs, prostitution, stripping, and cyberporn
Restaurant Scams: Stereotyping customers, tippers and stiffers and other accounts
Deviance at Work: "Nurse prostitutes", stealing from the military, and other accounts
Sporting Scams: Athletes on steroids and other accounts
Alcohol Antics: Fraternity drinking, pressure to drink, and parking lot parties
Marijuana Merriment: Three separate personal accounts
Cocaine Connections: Four separate personal accounts
Coping with College Life: Medical students on drugs, self-mutilation, and other accounts
Coping with Stigma: Cystic fibrosis, hyperactivity, and alcohol recovery
Alternative Lifestyles: Survivalism, body piercing, naturism, and other accounts

All of this is preceded by an extensive introduction by the editors putting it all in theoretical perspective. The editors also introduce each section, highlighting areas of particular value for understanding the concept of deviance.

 
  Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition

Chapter 1 � Introduction: Constructing Deviance

Chapter 2 � Erotic Activities

Chapter 3 � Restaurant Scams

Chapter 4 � Deviance at Work

Chapter 5 � Sporting Scams

Chapter 6 � Alcohol Antics

Chapter 7 � Marijuana Merriment

Chapter 8 � Cocaine Connections

Chapter 9 � Coping with College Life

Chapter 10 � Coping with Stigma

Chapter 11 � Alternative Lifestyles

 

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