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The Routledge Handbook of Deviant Behavior

The Routledge Handbook of Deviant Behavior presents a comprehensive, integrative, and accessible overview of the contemporary body of knowledge in the field of social deviance in the 21st century.

This book addresses the full range of scholarly concerns within this areaincluding theoretical, methodological, and substantive issuesin over 70 original chapters, written by an international mix of recognized scholars. Each of these essays not only provides insight into the historical and sociological evolution of the topic addressed, but highlights associated notable thinkers, research findings, and key published works for further reference. As a whole, this Handbook undertakes an in-depth evaluation of the contemporary state of knowledge within the area of social deviance, and beyond this considers future directions and concerns that will engage scholars in the decades ahead.

The inclusion of comparative and cross-cultural examples and discussions, relevant case studies and other pedagogical features makes this book an invaluable learning tool for undergraduate and postgraduate students in such disciplines as criminology, mental health studies, criminal theory, and contemporary sociology.

Clifton D. Bryant was Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Virginia Tech, US. He was the editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior (Routledge, 2001), editor of the Handbook of Death & Dying (Sage, 2003), co-editor of 21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook (Sage, 2007), and co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience (Sage, 2009). Other publications include Deviant Behavior: Readings in the Sociology of Norm Violations (Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, 1990), Sexual Deviancy and Social Proscription: The Social Context of Carnal Behavior (Human Sciences Press, 1982), and Khaki-Collar Crime: Deviant Behaviour in the Military Context (The Free Press, 1979). He was also the founding editor of the journal Deviant Behavior.

EDITORIAL TEAM

Editor

Clifton D. Bryant, Professor Emeritus

Department of Sociology

Virginia Tech University

Blacksburg, Virginia

Assistant Editor

Heidi F. Browne, Sociology Instructor

Department of Social Sciences

St. Clair County Community College

Port Huron, Michigan

Managing Director

Patty M. Bryant, Manager

Brushwood Hall Literary Properties

Blacksburg, Virginia

Board of Advisory Editors

Robert Agnew, Professsor

Department of Sociology

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

Nachman Ben-Yehuda, Professor

Department of Sociology and Anthropology

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Joel Best, Professor

Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

Thomas C. Calhoun, Professor

Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology

Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi

Craig Forsyth, Professor

Department of Criminal Justice

University of Louisiana,

Lafayette, Louisiana

Gil Geis, Professor Emeritus

Department of Criminology, Law and Society

University of California

Irvine, California

Valerie Jenness, Professor

Department of Criminology, Law and Society

University of California Irvine

Irvine, California

Gary Jensen, Professor

Department of Sociology

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

Michael Levi, Professor

D. Sc. (Econ)

Cardiff

Wales

Shadd Maruna, Professor

School of Law

Queens University

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Robert Prus, Professsor

Department of Sociology

University of Waterloo

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Robert Stebbins, Professor

Department of Sociology

University of Calgaray

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Diane E. Taub, Professor

Department of Sociology

Indiana University-Purdue University

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Richard Tewksbury, Professor

Department of Justice Administration

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

Alex Thio, Professor

Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Ohio University

Rob White, Professor

School of Sociology and Social Work

University of Tasmania

Hobart, Tasmania

The Routledge Handbook of Deviant Behavior

Edited by Clifton D. Bryant

Published 2011

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Routledge handbook of deviant behavior / edited by Clifton D. Bryant.

p. cm.

1. Deviant behavior. 2. Deviant behaviorHandbooks, manuals, etc.

I. Bryant, Clifton D., 19322010 II. Title: Handbook of deviant behavior.
HM811.R68 2010

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2010010082

ISBN: 9780415482745 (hbk)

ISBN: 9780203880548 (ebk)

This volume is affectionately dedicated to Patty Bryant, my partner of 53 years

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Jeff Ackerman is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Texas A&M University. He received his Ph.D. in the Crime, Law, and Justice Program in the Department of Sociology at Penn State University. His research interests include intimate partner violence, female crime, and juvenile delinquency.

Robert Agnew is Professor of Sociology at Emory University. His research focuses on the causes of crime and delinquency, particularly general strain theory. His books include Pressured into Crime: An Overview of General Strain Theory (Oxford University Press, 2006) and Why Do Criminals Offend? A General Theory of Crime and Delinquency