Understanding Deviance: A Guide to the Sociology of Crime and Rule Breaking

by David Downes, Paul Rock, David; Rock Downes

Book Overview

This is the new edition of the popular textbook, Understanding Deviance, which guides the new student through the major sociological theories of crime, deviance and control. It offers an in-depth discussion of all the prominent theories of deviance, examining significant frameworks of the sub-discipline; from the early work of the University of Chicago in the 1920s, through issues such as functionalism and symbolic interactionism, and brings the reader...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199243913
• ISBN13: 9780199243914
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.3" x 6.3"