Deviance "Down under" or How a Deviance Assignment Became a "Folk Devil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11064217 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Potter (Ohio University, corresponding author), R H Potter |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 397 |
| Publication date | 1993-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Teaching Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-055X • E-ISSN: 1939-862X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1319091 |
| OpenAlex | W2047191233 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
In a common introductory sociology assignment in many departments in the United States, students commit a act and record the reactions to that act. In courses, students often are encouraged to explore the process by which putative conditions become transformed into social problems (Spector and Kitsuse 1977). Not often, however, do students have the opportunity to observe how deviant acts themselves can become the focus for the attempted creation of a local problem
Criminology · Deviance (statistics · Sociology · Computer Science · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2011 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |