{"product_id":"deviance-and-deviants-isbn-9781118604595","title":"Deviance and Deviants","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive and engaging textbook provides a fresh and sociologically-grounded examination of how deviance is constructed and defined and what it means to be classed a deviant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers an array of deviances, including sexual, physical, mental, and criminal, as well as deviances often overlooked in the literature, such as elite deviance, cyber-deviance, and deviant occupations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the popular notions and pseudoscientific explanations upon which the most pervasive myths surrounding deviance and deviants are founded\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures an analytical through-line assessing the complex and multifaceted relationship between deviance and the media\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnhanced with extensive pedagogical features, including a glossary of key terms, lists of specific learning outcomes in each chapter, and critical thinking questions designed to assess those outcomes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprehensive instructor ancillaries include PowerPoint slides, a test bank for each chapter, instructor outlines, and sample activities and projects; a student study guide also is available\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Defining Social Deviance and Deviants 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent Learning Outcomes 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is Deviance? 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe absolutist position 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe statistical anomaly view 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 1.1: In their own words: Being deviant: A left‐hander in a right‐handed world 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Sociological Perspective 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Social Construction of Deviance 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNorms, social control, and a range of tolerance 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImportance of culture, time, place, and situation 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImportance of acts, actors, and audience 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Media in Defining Deviance 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoral entrepreneurs, moral crusades, and moral panics 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfusing crime and deviance 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEquating diversity with deviance 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNegative and Positive Results of Deviance 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNegative consequences of deviance 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePositive aspects of deviance 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutcomes Assessment 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Deviance and Social Identity 22\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent Learning Outcomes 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecoming Deviant 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeviance as a Status 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeviance as a master status 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrimary and secondary deviance 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 2.1: In their own words: Primary deviance: Student cheating 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeviant career 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeviance as a Role 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRole‐taking, role embracement, role merger, and role engulfment 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRole distance: The deviant deviant 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeviance, Deviants, and Stigma 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging a Spoiled Identity 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeviance, Identity, and The Media 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutcomes Assessment 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Popular Notions and Pseudoscientific Explanations for Deviance 38\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent Learning Outcomes 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemonology: “The Devil Made Me Do It” 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 3.1: In their own words: Interview with a twenty‐year‐old wiccan 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMorality, Immorality, and Deviance 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePositivism, Pseudoscience, and the Medical Model of Deviance 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly biological and physiological theories of deviance 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe medical model of deviance 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe medicalization of deviance 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlame it on the Media 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrint media and deviance 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTelevision, movies, video games and deviance 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedia violence, aggression, and deviant behavior 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe internet and the power of social media 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFallacies of Popular Notions and Pseudoscientific Explanations 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutcomes Assessment 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Sociological Explanations for Deviance 58\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent Learning Outcomes 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Functionalist Perspective on Deviance 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrain theories 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeviant subcultures 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrengths and weaknesses of the functionalist perspective 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Conflict Perspective and Deviant Behavior 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Marxian heritage 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe social reality of crime and delinquency 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial threat theory 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrengths and weaknesses of the conflict perspective 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInteractionist Theories and the Constructionist View of Deviance 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabeling theories 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial learning theories 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControl theories 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrengths and weaknesses of interactionist theories 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Feminist Perspective on Deviance 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pervasive Influence of the Media 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 4.1: In their own words: By Noah Nelson 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutcomes Assessment 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Deviant Occupations 82\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent Learning Outcomes 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Sociology of Work 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOccupation as Master Status 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllegal Occupations 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Immoral” Occupations: Working in the Adult Entertainment Industry 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking in adult films 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStripping\/nude dancing 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 5.1: In their own words: Topless dancers: Managing stigma in a deviant occupation 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlack‐Collar Occupations: Stigmatized Occupations and “Dirty” Work 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStigma of handling the dead 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 5.2: In their own words: Morticians and funeral directors: Handling the stigma of handling the dead 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeviant Occupations and the Media 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutcomes Assessment 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Sexual Deviance and Deviant Lifestyles 101\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent Learning Outcomes 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSex, Gender, and Human Sexuality 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSexual Norms and Sexual Deviance 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdultery\/Swinging\/Mate Swapping\/Co‐Marital Sex 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 6.1: In their own words: Swinging and “the lifestyle” 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNaturism\/nudism 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSex norms and homosexuality 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHomosexuality and the law 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHomophobia 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransvestism, transgenderism, and transsexuality 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProstitution 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhone sex and cybersex 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSexual Deviance and the Media 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutcomes Assessment 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse 122\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent Learning Outcomes 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Brief History of Alcohol in the United States 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlcohol Use among Social Groups in the United States 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecoming an Alcoholic 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStages of alcoholism 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlcoholic as a master status 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 7.1: In their own words: Driving under the influence 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlcohol and the media 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Brief History of Drugs in the United States 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRace\/ethnicity and drug legislation 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrug‐crime connection 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoral panics and moral entrepreneurs 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen, drugs, and moral panics 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLegal and illegal drugs 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubstance use on campus 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 7.2: In their own words: Underage drinking 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecreational Drug Use 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecoming an Addict 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 7.3: In their own words: Marijuana User 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrugs and the Media 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutcomes Assessment 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Physical and Mental Deviance 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent Learning Outcomes 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedia and the “Ideal” Body 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbominations of the Body 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical disabilities 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObesity and eating disorders 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 8.1: In their own words: Bulimia 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMental Disorders 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMental illness and the medical model 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMysteries of the mind 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 8.2: In their own words: Diagnosed with bipolar disorder 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMental illness in the military 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 8.3: In their own words: Alzheimer’s and multiple mental illnesses 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMental Disorders and the Media 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne flew over the cuckoo’s nest 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutcomes Assessment 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Suicide and Self‐Harm 170\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent Learning Outcomes 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining Suicide 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDurkheim’s Classic Study 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEgoistic suicide 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAltruistic suicide 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnomic suicide 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFatalistic suicide 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCriticisms of Durkheim’s work 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModern Theories of Suicide 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuicide in the United States 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSex and race differences in suicide 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAge and suicide 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 9.1: In their own words: Effects of suicide on family members 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysician‐Assisted Suicide 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuicide‐by‐Cop 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 9.2: In their own words: Attempted suicide‐by‐cop 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuicide Terrorism 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf‐Harm 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 9.3: Resources 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuicide and the Media 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutcomes Assessment 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Beyond the Range of Tolerance: Extreme Deviance 193\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent Learning Outcomes 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBody Modification and Mutilation 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtreme tattooing 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurgery, implants, and amputation 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuspension 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 10.1: In their own words: “Hooked” on suspension 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdgework, Risk‐Taking Behavior, and Extreme Sports 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtreme sports 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 10.2: In their own words: “I’m not happy unless I’m in fear for my life” 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtreme Lifestyles 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMinimalism 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurvivalism and doomsday preppers 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtreme Deviance and the Media 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutcomes Assessment 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Violence, Street Crime, and Delinquency 212\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent Learning Outcomes 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasuring Crime in the United States 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViolence 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMurder 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobbery 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssault 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSchool violence 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChild abuse 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProperty Crimes 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBurglary 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLarceny‐theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 11.1: In their own words: Auto theft 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerrorism 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViolence Against Women 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRape and sexual assault 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSexual assault on campus 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRape myths 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntimate partner violence 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 11.2: In their own words: Intimate partner violence 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrime and the Media: The CSI Effect 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 11.3: Resources for survivors of violence 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutcomes Assessment 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Corporate Crime and Elite Deviance 237\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent Learning Outcomes 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhite‐Collar Crime 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining white‐collar crime 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasuring white‐collar crimes 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 12.1: In their own words: Compilation of interviews with Bernie Sanders 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Crime 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical Corruption 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolice Misconduct 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElite Deviance and the Media 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutcomes Assessment 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Cyberdeviance 254\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent Learning Outcomes 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHacking and Online Piracy 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystem trespassing 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCyberpiracy 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCyberwarfare 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCyberbullying 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 13.1: In their own words: Confessions of a cyberbully 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCyberstalking 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCyberdeviance and the Media 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutcomes Assessment 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Deviance, Deviants, and Social Control 266\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent Learning Outcomes 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformal Social Control 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGossip, ridicule, and shame 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOstracism 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormal Social Control 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeighborhood watch and vigilantism 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaw enforcement 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCourts and corrections 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Control and Stigma 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedia and Public Opinion 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJudge Judy 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutcomes Assessment 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Concepts 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam E. Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Texas A\u0026amp;M University-Commerce. He is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eSociety in Focus: An Introduction to Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e (with J. Hickey and M. Thompson, 8\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e edition, 2017) a leading introductory sociology textbook, and \u003ci\u003eJuvenile Delinquency: A Sociological Approach\u003c\/i\u003e (with J. Bynum, 10\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e edition, 2017) one of the foremost textbooks on delinquency studies. Professor Thompson has published more than forty articles in professional journals, including several that have been reprinted in textbooks and anthologies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJennifer C. Gibbs\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg. With articles published in several journals, including \u003ci\u003eCrime, Law and Social Change\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePolice Practice and Research: An International Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eViolence Against Women\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr. Gibbs is a member of the American Society of Criminology and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. \u003cp\u003eOften misconstrued as a synonym for depravity, deviance reflects more profoundly on the socially-constructed norms it is defined in opposition to than on the individual behaviors it is used to describe. This groundbreaking new textbook provides an engaging, sociologically-informed examination of how deviance is defined and what it means to be classed a deviant. Featuring an analytical through-line assessing the role of media in crafting and perpetuating definitions of deviance, the book examines an array of sexual, mental, and criminal deviances, as well as addressing those that are often overlooked, such as elite deviance, cyberdeviance, and deviant occupations. 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