Deviant Behavior

I. THE CONCEPT OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR.

1. Perspectives on Deviants:The Development of Criminal Deviance Theory.

Who is Deviant?

2. Theories of Criminal Deviance.

The Rational Deviant–The Classical School.

The Deviant as Determined–Positivist Criminology.

Physical Characteristics of Deviants–Early Approaches.

Heredity and Mental Deficiencies.

Physical Characteristics Revisited.

Personality Defects and Attributes.

Sociobiology–Trailblazing or Backtracking?

Economic Influences.

Anomie.

Subcultures of Deviance.

Control Theory.

3. Why Is Certain Behavior Deviant?

Labeling Perspective.

Conflict Perspectives.

Once Again: What Is Deviant?

Interest Group Conflict and Deviance.

II. CRIME AS DEVIANT BEHAVIOR.

4. Crime in the Streets–Against the Person.

Measuring Crime.

Murder and Aggravated Assault.

Forcible Rape.

Violent Sex and Conflict.

5. Crime in the Streets–Against Property.

Robbery.

Burglary.

Motor Vehicle Theft.

Larceny-Theft.

Arson.

Larceny in the American Heart.

6. Assaults Against Children and Spouses.

Physical Abuse of Children.

Spouse Abuse.

Sexual Abuse of Children.

7. Deviance and Organizations.

Employee Theft.

Police Corruption.

Corporate Deviance.

Organized Crime.

III. DEVIANT BEHAVIOR IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY.

8. Deviant Drug Use.

Drug Use as Deviance.

Alcohol.

Heroin.

Marijuana.

Cocaine.

Prescription Drug Abuse.

Performance Enhancing Drugs.

9. Mental Disorders.

What Is Mental Disorder?

Correlates of Mental Disorder.

Disease or Label?

Conflict and the Therapeutic State.

Common Mental Disorders.

10. Suicide.

History of Suicide.

Current Attitudes Toward Suicide.

Sociological Theories of Suicide.

Incidence of Suicide.

Risk Factors and Correlates of Suicide.

Failure to Seek Help.

Warning Signs.

Precipitating Events.

Helping Someone Who is Suicidal.

Attempting Suicide.

Physician Assisted Suicide.

Prevention and Protection.

11. Cyberdeviance.

The Computer Underground.

Sexual Deviance and Cyberspace.

12. Sexual Deviance and Homosexuality.

Prostitution.

Homosexuality.

Sexual Harassment.

Name Index.

 

Subject Index.