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Understanding Deviance: A Guide to the Sociology of Crime and Rule-Breaking
The clearest and most authoritative student guide to deviance: David Downes, Paul Rock, and Eugene McLaughlin, all leading experts in the field of deviance, come together to lead students through the sociological theories behind crime and deviance.
| Author(s) | By David Downes (Emeritus Professor, Emeritus Professor, London School of Economics), Paul Rock (Emeritus Professor, Emeritus Professor, London School of Economics), Eugene McLaughlin (Professor of Criminology, Professor of Criminology, City University). |
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| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Paperback / softback |
| Pages | 424 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 24 Mar 2016 |
| Availability | Available |
The clearest and most authoritative student guide to deviance: David Downes, Paul Rock, and Eugene McLaughlin, all leading experts in the field of deviance, come together to lead students through the sociological theories behind crime and deviance.
1: Theoretical contexts: the changing nature and scope of the sociology of crime and deviance 2: Sources of knowledge about crime and deviance 3: The Chicago school 4: Functionalism: the Durkheimian legacy 5: Anomie and strain theory 6: Culture and s
David Downes is Emeritus Professor of Social Administration and a member of the Mannheim Centre of Criminology at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is currently working with Tim Newburn and Paul Rock on the official history of crimi
