The Deviance Society

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2176950
AutoresPatricia A Adler (University of Colorado Boulder), Peter Adler (0000-0002-9991-0981, University of Denver)
Ano2006
Volume27
Fascículo2
Páginas129-148
Data de publicação2006-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoDeviant Behavior (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15330150500468444
OpenAlexW2092291467
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas26
Referências citadas19

Debate has recently become lively about the state of the sociology of deviance in our discipline. While some have condemned it as stale, lacking in new theoretical advances, we disagree with this assessment. We assert, rather, that the field of deviance offers unparalleled insight into society, particularly in current times. Deviance thrives in America, from the underbelly of hidden life worlds to the new frontiers of discovery and social change. Although groups resist the label of deviance and its consequences, the process of deviance-making has become so important that it is understood and practiced across a broad spectrum of people. In the following pages we offer some examples of the way concepts and theories of deviance have filtered into commonsense understanding of the world and how they illuminate the stratification, dynamics, and turmoil of America

Criminology · Deviance (statistics · Epistemology · Sociology · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis