The wrong shuff : an introduction to the sociological study of deviance /
Desmond Ellis
- xv, 247 pages 23 cm.
Definitions of deviance -- Three classic tales of deviance -- Theoretical perspectives on deviance -- Functional Strain Theory: the contribution of Emile Durkheim -- Social Control Theory: the influence of Thomas Hobbes -- Symbolic interaction: G.H. Mead -- Class conflict perspective: the influence of Karl Marx -- Class Conflict Theory: contemporary formulations -- Corporate crime: crime in the suites -- Corporate crime in Canada: how much? -- Police deviance: the dark side of the force -- Wife abuse: gender at home -- Vandalism: youth as trouble-makers.