num_pages: 224
description: One of the most groundbreaking sociology texts of the mid-20th century, Howard S. Becker’s Outsiders is a thorough exploration of social deviance and how it can be addressed in an understanding and helpful manner.A compulsively readable and thoroughly researched exploration of social deviance and the application of what is known as "labeling theory" to the studies of deviance. With particular research into drug culture, Outsiders analyzes unconventional individuals and their place in normal society.
language: English
title: Outsiders: Studies In The Sociology Of Deviance
titlecomplete: Outsiders: Studies In The Sociology Of Deviance
genres: Academic, Social, Cultural, School, Psychology, Social Science, Theory, Nonfiction, Sociology, Anthropology
ratings_count: 1107
publisher: Free Press