Sociology: The Core, 6/e

Michael Hughes, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Carolyn J. Kroehler
James W. Vander Zanden, The Ohio State University (Emeritus)

Deviance and Crime

Chapter Outline

The Nature of Deviance

Social Properties of Deviance
Social Control and Deviance

Theories of Deviance

Anomie Theory
Cultural Transmission Theory
Conflict Theory
Labeling Theory
Control Theory

Crime and the Criminal Justice System

Forms of Crime
Measuring Crime
Drugs and Crime
Women and Crime
The Criminal Justice System
The Purposes of Imprisonment

Box 5.1	Students Doing Sociology: The Social Construction of Deviance
Box 5.2	Doing Social Research: What Explains College Binge Drinking?
Box 5.3	Sociology around the World: The United States Is Not More Criminal than Other Countries, Just More Violent

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