A critical introduction to the study of deviance. Present topics that arise in everyday situations that are relevant to students lives, and include new sections on youth, science and physical appearance. Each topic is placed within a socio-cultural context and contributes to a bigger picture. Both criminal and non-criminal forms of deviance are discussed in each chapter, and the role of power in the social construction of deviance explored.

Determining deviance -- Explaining deviance: the act -- Explaining deviance: the perception, reaction, and power -- (3z(BDeviant(3y (Band (3z(BNormal(3y (Bsexuality -- The troubling and troubled world of youth -- Looking deviant: physical appearance -- Mental disorders -- What do you believe? Religion and deviance -- Scientific belief systems -- The (3z(BDeviance Dance(3y (Bcontinues.