Deviance, Explanatory Theories of
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18930569 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erich Goode (0000-0001-8966-7853, Stony Brook University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 1-9 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosd047.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4232154465 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
For thousands of years, humans have attempted to explain the behavior that members of their societies considered deviance, wrongdoing, or crime: “Why do some members of the society engage in serious normative violations?” Or: “What social conditions increase the likelihood that members of the society will engage in serious normative violations?” The answers theorists have given over the years have ranged from the maximization of self‐interests to neighborhood disorganization; from biological defects to poor parenting; from frustrated economic aspirations to hanging out with a criminally inclined crowd. The social and behavioral sciences do not, and probably never will, agree on the validity of a comprehensive, coherent, and consistent single explanation of what causes criminal, delinquent, and deviant behavior. It is possible that verifying such an explanation is impossible, since the domain of non‐normative behavior is so huge and diverse
Criminal behavior · Criminology · Normative · Normative social influence · Political science · Sociology · Wrongdoing · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
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The Cesare Lombroso Handbook
Social Learning and Social Structure
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Social Change and Crime Rate Trends
Being Mentally Ill
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