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Crime and Deviance

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  • © 1999
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Authors:
  1. Tony Lawson
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  2. Tim Heaton
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  • Popularity of crime and deviance as topic in sociology (students love it!)
    Experienced and highly regarded author team
    Further addition to exciting new A level series

Part of the book series: Skills-based Sociology (SBS)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introducing the sociology of crime and deviance

    • Tony Lawson, Tim Heaton
    Pages 1-11

  3. Crime statistics

    • Tony Lawson, Tim Heaton
    Pages 12-46

  4. Socio-cultural explanations of crime and deviance

    • Tony Lawson, Tim Heaton
    Pages 47-89

  5. Interactionist explanations of crime and deviance

    • Tony Lawson, Tim Heaton
    Pages 90-113

  6. Conflict explanations of crime and deviance

    • Tony Lawson, Tim Heaton
    Pages 114-137

  7. Realist explanations of crime and deviance

    • Tony Lawson, Tim Heaton
    Pages 138-161

  8. Crime, deviance and ethnicity

    • Tony Lawson, Tim Heaton
    Pages 162-191

  9. Crime, deviance and gender

    • Tony Lawson, Tim Heaton
    Pages 192-224

  10. Criminal justice and the victims of crime

    • Tony Lawson, Tim Heaton
    Pages 225-248

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 249-286
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About this book

Crime and Deviance offers a carefully structured and balanced survey of recent developments in the sociology of crime and deviance. It integrates analysis of key studies and theoretical debates with a rich variety of activities designed to help students develop their sociological understanding and skills. Advice is also given on how to approach examination questions in this extremely popular topic in sociology.

About the authors

TONY LAWSON is Lecturer in Social Science at the University of Leicester and was Chief Examiner for AEB A level sociology.

TIM HEATON is an experienced teacher of A level sociology at King Edward VII Upper School, Melton Mowbray, and has examined for AEB A level sociology.

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