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Deviance and Social Control

A Sociological Perspective

Michelle Inderbitzin Oregon State University
Kristin Bates Cal State University, San Marcos
Randy Gainey Old Dominion University, Norfolk
© 2013   648 pages   SAGE Publications, Inc   
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1: Introduction
Readings
Miner, Horace. 1956. "Body Ritual Among the Nacirema." American Anthropologist 58 (3): 503-507.
Hills, Stuart L. 1977. "The Mystification of Social Deviance." Crime & Delinquency 23: 417 - 426.
Short Jr., James F and Robert F. Meier. 1981. "Criminology and the Study of Deviance." American Behavioral Scientist 24: 462 - 478.
Wahrman, Ralph. 2010. "Status, Deviance, and Sanctions: A Critical Review." Small Group Research 41: 91-105.
How to Read a Research Article
2. The Diversity of Deviance
Readings
Reiling, Denise M. 2002. “The ‘Simmie’ Side of Life: Old Order Amish Youths’ Affective Response to Culturally Prescribed Deviance.” Youth & Socie
Kokaliari, Efrosini and Joan Berzoff. 2008. “Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Nonclinical College Women: Lessons from Foucault.” Affilia: Journa
Bandura, Albert, Gian-Vittorio Caprara and Laszlo Zsolnai. 2000. “Corporate Transgressions through Moral Disengagement.” Journal of Human Val
3. Researching Deviance
Readings
Patchin, Justin W. and Sameer Hinduja. 2006. Bullies Move Beyond the Schoolyard: A Preliminary Look at Cyberbullying. Youth Violence and Juvenile
Ayella, Marybeth. 1990. “They Must Be crazy”: Some of the Difficulties in Researching “Cults”. American Behavioral Scientist, 33: 562- 577.
Part Two: Traditional Approaches to Studying Deviance
4. Anomie/Strain Theory
Readings
Mestrovic, Stepan G. and Ronald Lorenzo. 2008. “Durkheim's Concept of Anomie and the Abuse at Abu Ghraib.” Journal of Classical Sociology 8(2):
Murphy, Daniel S. and Mathew B. Robinson. 2008. “The Maximizer: Clarifying Merton's Theories of Anomie and Strain.” Theoretical Criminology 1
5. Social Disorganization Theory
Readings
Silver, Eric. 2001. “Neighborhood Social Disorganization as a Cofactor in Violence among People with Mental Disorders.” International Journal
O’Shea, Timothy C. 2006. “Physical Deterioration, Disorder, and Crime.” Criminal Justice Policy Review. 17: 173-187
Gracia, Enrique and Juan Herrero. Perceived Neighborhood Social Disorder and Attitudes toward Reporting Domestic Violence against Women. Journ
6. Differential Association and Social Learning Theory
Readings
Sellers, Christine, John Cochran, and Kathryn Branch. 2005. “Social Learning Theory and Partner Violence: A Research Note.”
Skinner, William F. and Anne M. Fream. 1997. “A Social Learning Theory Analysis of Computer Crime among College Students.” Journal of Research in Cr
Lanza-Kaduce, Lonn, Michael Capece and Helena Alden. 2006. “Liquor is Quicker: Gender and Social Learning Among College Students.” Criminal J
7. Social Control Theories of Deviance
Readings
Cohen, Ben-Zion. 1999. “Social Control, Delinquency, and Victimization among Kibbutz Adolescents.” International Journal of Offender Therapy a
Veenstra, Rene, Siegwart Lindenberg, Frank Tinga, and Johan Ormel. 2010. “Truancy in late elementary and early secondary education: The influenc
Harris, Lloyd C and Alexia Dumas. 2009. “Online consumer misbehavior:
Part Three: Social Constructionist Approaches to Studying Deviance
8. Labeling Theory
Readings
Chambliss, William J. 1973. “The Roughnecks and the Saints.” Society, November/December: 24-31.
Rosenhan, David L. 1973. “On Being Sane in Insane Places.” Science 179: 250-258.
Lefkowitz, Bernard. 1997. “Introduction.” Our Guys. New York: Vintage Books, pp. 3- 10.
9. Marxist/Conflict Theories of Deviance
Readings
Marx, Karl and Frederick Engles. 1848. The Communist Manifesto. Many editions. Many publishers.
Dubois, W.E.B. 1901. “The Spawn of Slavery: The Convict-Lease System in the South.” The Missionary Review of the World 14: 737-745
Gabbidon, Shaun L. 2003. “Racial Profiling by Store Clerks and Personnel in Retail Establishments: An Exploration of ‘Shopping While Black’.” Journa
Lersch, Kim Michelle and Joe R. Feagin. 1996. “Violent Police-Citizen Encounters: An Analysis of Major Newspaper Accounts.” Critical Sociology 22: 2
10. Critical Theories of Deviance
Readings
Radosh, Polly F. 2002. “Reflections on Women’s Crime and Mothers in Prison: A Peacemaking Approach.” Crime and Delinquency 48: 300-316.
Thapar-Björkert, Suruchi and Karen J. Morgan. 2010. “’But Sometimes I Think… They Put Themselves in the Situation’: Exploring Blame and Responsi
Romero, Mary. 2006. “Racial Profiling and Immigration Law Enforcement: Rounding Up of Usual Suspects in the Latino Community,” Critical Sociolo
Part Four: Responses to Deviance
11. Social Control of Deviance
Readings
Goffman, Alice. 2009. “On the Run: Wanted Men in a Philadelphia Ghetto.” American Sociological Review 74:339-357.
Inderbitzin, Michelle. 2006. “Lessons from a Juvenile Training School.”
Pager, Devah and Lincoln Quillian. 2005. “Walking the Talk? What Employers Say Versus What They Do.” American Sociological Review 70: 355-380
12. Deviant Careers and Career Deviance
Readings
Sanders, Teela. 2007. “Becoming an Ex-Sex Worker: Making Transitions out of a Deviant Career”. Feminist Criminology 2:74- 95.
Sharpe, Susan F. and Trina L. Hope. 2001. “The Professional Ex— Revisited: Cessation or Continuation of a Deviant Career” Journal of Contemporary
Darmon, Muriel. 2009. “The Fifth Element: Social Class and the Sociology of Anorexia.” Sociology 43: 717-733

Deviance and Social Control

A Sociological Perspective

Michelle Inderbitzin Oregon State University
Kristin Bates Cal State University, San Marcos
Randy Gainey Old Dominion University, Norfolk
© 2013   648 pages   SAGE Publications, Inc  

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