Wayward Puritans
Subtitle: a study in the sociology of deviance
By: Kai T. Erikson ; with a new foreword and afterword by the author.
Edition: [Rev. ed.].
Series: Allyn & Bacon classics; Allyn and Bacon classics
Publisher: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
Subjects: Puritans -- Massachusetts.
Description: "Kai T. Erikson uses the Puritan settlement in 17th-century Massachusetts as a setting in which to examine several ideas about deviant behavior in society. Combining sociology and history, the author draws on the records of the Bay Colony to illustrate the way in which deviant behavior fits in the texture of social life generally." "The main argument of Wayward Puritans is that deviant forms of behavior are often a valuable resource in society, providing a point of contrast, which is necessary for the maintenance of a coherent social order. In a new Afterword, the author offers new conclusions, fresh insights, and noteworthy reflections on his work and its impact forty years after its original publication."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-245) and index.