Deviant Behavior

by Erich Goode Emeritus

Deviant Behavior, 10/e by Erich Goode provides a comprehensive study of the behavior, beliefs, conditions, and reactions to deviance, giving students a better understanding of this phenomenon. Deviance is discussed from the sociological perspectives of positivism and constructionism. Readers will grasp the reason behind deviant behavior through the positivist perspective and why certain actions, beliefs, and physical characteristics are condemned through the constructionist perspective.

Genres: Nonfiction, Sociology, Reference, Psychology, Textbooks

355 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[Micah]

Should be required text for all upper high school and college students to read.

[April]

This has to be the absolute worst textbook I have ever had to read. It is written as though the author wants to win a fiction novel award. It is a serious struggle to get through the material, as it was not written in the typical text format, and there are no identifiers or emphasizes on important information.

[Jamie Logan]

Biased and terribly written. Suck a fat one

[kyky]

Still as fun and fresh and full of statistics as I remember.