Popular Culture, Crime and Social Control (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781849507325)

This volume contains contributions on the theme of popular culture, crime, and social control. The chapters in this volume tease out various criminologically relevant issues, pertaining to crime/deviance and/or the control thereof, on the basis of an analysis of various aspects and manifestations of popular culture, including music, movies, television, paintings, sculptures, photographs, cartoons, and the internet-based audio-visual materials that are presently available. Thematically diverse within the province of criminology, the chapters in this book are not restricted in terms of theoretical approach and methodological orientation. Using a variety of methodological and theoretical perspectives, the volume is diverse in addressing dimensions of popular culture in relation to important criminological questions.

Author: Mathieu Deflem
ISBN-10: 1849507325
ISBN-13: 9781849507325
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Language: English
Published: 04/21/2010
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.10d