Weighted towards the social constructionist approach, the 42 chapters in this reader present a variety of studies and perspectives on why individuals engage in norm-violating behavior, the social organization of deviance, and the phases of the deviant career. The fifth edition adds nine articles on priests and pedophilia, strippers and their customers, sexually transmitted diseases, and child molesters. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR More Reviews and Recommendations

Patricia A. Adler, Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado, has written and taught in the areas of deviance, drugs in society, and the sociology of children. She won the Outstanding Teacher Award (1999) and Outstanding Researcher Award (2005) at the University of Colorado, and in 2004 the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction (SSSI) named her Feminist Mentor of the Year. Dr. Adler is past co-president of the Midwest Sociological Society. She received her doctorate from the University of California, San Diego. Peter Adler is Professor of Sociology at the University of Denver, where he served as chair from 1987 to 1993. His research interests include social psychology, qualitative methods, and the sociology of sport and leisure. Dr. Adler was honored with the University Lecturer Award (1997) and as the Outstanding Scholar/Teacher (2005) at the University of Denver, and in 2005 the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction (SSSI) named him Feminist Mentor of the Year. Dr. Adler is past co-president of the Midwest Sociological Society, and he received his doctorate from the University of California, San Diego.

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