Crime and deviance
By: Tony Lawson and Tim Heaton
Contributors: Heaton, Tim, 1965-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Skills-based sociology; Skills-based sociology
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Basingstoke; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780230217829
Description: From surveillance to terrorism and green crime to state crime, this exciting new edition offers an updated survey of key areas in the sociology of crime and deviance. Analysis of recent studies and accessible theory is combined with a variety of activities to provide an invaluable introduction to this popular topic for all students of sociology --Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-333) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introducing the sociology of crime and deviance; title: Crime statistics; title: Sociocultural explanations of crime and deviance; title: Interactionist explanations of crime and deviance; title: Conflict explanations of crime and deviance; title: Realist explanations of crime and deviance; title: Crime, deviance and ethnicity; title: Crime, deviance and gender; title: Criminal justice and the victims of crime.