The Death and Resurrection of Deviance: Current Ideas and Research [Hardcover]

Are reports of the 'death of deviance' premature? This collection brings together leading international scholars to analyse uses of the 'deviance' concept to argue its vitality and show its possible utility in a variety of fields including religion, education and media narratives.Introduction: Tales of Death and Deviance; Michael Dellwing, Joseph Kotarba and Nathan Pino PART I: THE DEATH OF DEVIANCE? 1. The Meaning and Validity of the Death of Deviance Claim; Erich Goode 2. The Critical Role of Deviance in Society; Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler 3. The Deviance Bubble; Joel Best 4. The 'Death of Deviance' and Stagnation of Twentieth Century Criminology; Mark Horsley 5. Subcultures and Deviance; J. Patrick Williams PART II: PRODUCTIVE DEVIANCE 6. Debating the Death of Deviance: Transgressing Extremes in Conspiracy Narratives; Daniel Dotter 7. Religious Deviance; Robin D. Perrin 8. The New Moral Entrepreneurs: Atheist Activism as Scripted and Performed Political Deviance; Lori L. Fazzino, Michael Ian Borer and Mohammed Abdel Haq 9. The School to Prison Pipeline and the 'Death of Deviance' in the American Public School System; Scott Wm. Bowman 10. For These People it is Almost Too Late: German Citizenship Education, Islam, and the Construction of Normativity and Deviance; Jessica A. Brown 11. The Mass Killer's Search for Validation Through, Infamy, Media Attention, and Transcendence; Jennifer Lynn Murray PART III: DOING DEVIANCE BETWEEN TEACHING AND RESEARCH 12. The Didactic Relevance of the Death of Deviance Debate; Susan Day, Joseph A. Kotarba 13. 'Deviance' is for Undergrads, 'Social Control' is for Grad Students; Michael Dellwing 14. Deviance and Social Justice; Nathan Pino

Contributors offers a fascinating discussion of the nature and significance of deviance in contemporary sociology. & the combination of voices, perspectives, and interesting case studies provides an interesting introduction and/or continuation for people interested in deviance or debl³&