Sexual Deviance: Issues and Controversies

by Tony Ward (editor), D. Richard Laws (Editor), Stephen M. Hudson (Editor)

Sexual Deviance: Issues and Controversies addresses the biological, developmental, cultural, and learning factors in the genesis of sexual deviancy and links those theories to interventions with sex offenders. Edited by renowned sexual behavior experts Tony Ward, D. Richard Laws, and Stephen M. Hudson, this exceptional volume is divided into two sections. The first section covers explanations for sexual deviance, including ethical issues and classification systems for sexually deviant disorders. The second section addresses responses to sexual deviance, including traditional and modern intervention approaches.

Genres: Psychology

400 pages, Hardcover

First published November 14, 2002

Reviews

[Marina · Rating 2 out of 5]

While this had some good info in it, much was lost between stuffy articles and essays comparing downfalls of theories, rather than actually emphasizing the theories that are useful. Rather boring.