{"product_id":"contexts-of-deviance-j-william-spencer-9780199973576","title":"Contexts of Deviance: Statuses, Institutions, and Interactions","description":"While most readers focus more on deviance than sociology, \u003cem\u003eContexts of Deviance: Statuses, Institutions, and Interactions\u003c\/em\u003e brings sociology front and center by examining deviance and social control in their social contexts. This fresh and innovative anthology shows students how deviance and control can be studied at different levels of analysis and from a range of theoretical approaches using different methodologies. The collection is divided into six parts: theory, social control, statuses and identities, institutions, subcultures, and social movements. The readings range from classic to contemporary pieces, from macro-level studies to studies of face-to-face encounters. \u003cem\u003eContexts of Deviance\u003c\/em\u003e also represents a wide range of theoretical traditions--from functionalist and critical to post-modern and interactionist. Introductions in each section help students to understand what it means to study deviance and control in a social context, to appreciate research questions at different levels of analysis, and to recognize how a positivist orientation is different from a subjectivist orientation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn instructor's manual and test bank prepared by Thomas N. Ratliff (Arkansas State University), Jessica Middleton (University of California at Irvine), and Ashley Swan (Arkansas State University) are available for qualified instructors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. William Spencer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199973571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199973576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 7.50w x 1.00d","brand":"J. William Spencer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054744924415,"sku":"9780199973576","price":139.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f3aef907-032d-4c5d-a890-510e1b642e4e.jpg?v=1685031746","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contexts-of-deviance-j-william-spencer-9780199973576","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}