Epidemiology of deviance

Authors

Gordon A. Crews, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow

Document Type

Book

Publication Date

2001

Abstract

Deviance (Goode, 1997), in a general sense, is behavior that some members of a given society will find “offensive”. It is behavior which brings about, or would bring about if it were discovered, disapproval, punishment, condemnation, or hostility from another. This is any behavior that is likely to get the actor into “trouble”. Deviance is behavior which is considered to be outside the “bounds” of a given group or society. Another definition, in a more working sense, is “any departure from a social norm which does or could provoke sanctions” (p. 37).

Comments

This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge/CRC Press in Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior, Volume One: Historical, Conceptual, and Theoretical Issues on 2001, available online: https://www.routledge.com/Encyclopedia-of-Criminology-and-Deviant-Behaviour/Bryant/p/book/9781560327721

Recommended Citation

Crews, G. A. (2001). Epidemiology of deviance. In C. Bryant (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior, Volume One: Historical, Conceptual, and Theoretical Issues, pp. 143-147. Florence, KY: Brunner-Routledge.

Publication Title

Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behaviour