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June 24, 2024
Intresting concept, but repetitive. One of the best textbooks I've had to read for a class.
February 13, 2026
The textbook tackles a complex phenomena and tries to balance the overwhelming amount of outdated classical theories with current statistics on crime. Sometimes it reads as a lecture more than a factual textbook, which is fine for reading but becomes problematic as a source of reference for academia.
The biggest problem for me was the.. "then what?" questions I had upon reading, such as how the author acknowledges a need for a feminist appraisal of deviance but doesn't dedicate an entire chapter to any current feminist theories aside from mentioning in a paragraph or 2 some very radical theories, which further proves his point.
I had to read this for my class, but essentially, I know why my lecturer could use this textbook as ammunition for her conservative views when she selectively chose and quoted certain parts but neglected the nuance Goode makes.
The biggest problem for me was the.. "then what?" questions I had upon reading, such as how the author acknowledges a need for a feminist appraisal of deviance but doesn't dedicate an entire chapter to any current feminist theories aside from mentioning in a paragraph or 2 some very radical theories, which further proves his point.
I had to read this for my class, but essentially, I know why my lecturer could use this textbook as ammunition for her conservative views when she selectively chose and quoted certain parts but neglected the nuance Goode makes.
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