The Relativity of Deviance

Brand: SAGE Publications, Inc

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UPC:
9781412964661
Maximum Purchase:
3 units
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
2010-04-14
Author:
John O. (Ogden) Curra
Language:
english
Edition:
Second Edition
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In this Second Edition of his investigation into the relative nature of social deviance and how the public perceives it, author John Curra demonstrates that what qualifies as deviance varies from place to place, time to time, and situation to situation. Through thought-provoking examples that include the blue people of Kentucky, a woman who believes she is a vampire, autoerotic asphyxiators, and others, Curra illustrates that deviance cannot be explained in terms of absolutes, nor can it be understood apart from its social setting. This insightful book approaches sex, violence, theft, suicide, drugs, and mental disorders in such a way that definitive or objective judgments become impossible.