This book sensitizes the reader to the fact that there is substantial disagreement within the academic community, and among policymakers and the general public, over what behaviors, conditions (e.g., physical attributes), and people should be designated as deviant or criminal. Normative conceptions, the societal reaction/labeling approach, and the critical approach are offered as frameworks within which to study these definitions. A comprehensive explanation of theory and social policy on deviance is constructed.
- ISBN10 1437755410
- ISBN13 9781437755411
- Publish Date 1 September 2005
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
- Imprint Anderson Publishing
- Edition 3rd ed.
- Format eBook
- Pages 300
- Language English