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Overview
The sociology of deviance was in its heyday when Prentice-Hall published this book in 1969. John Lofland traces the field from pre-World War II to the late sixties and pioneers the application of "grounded theory" to the study of deviant behavior. In his new prologue, Joel Best writes, "More than thirty years after the book first appeared, we have no better synthesis of the labeling approach."Synopsis
Lofland (U. of California, Davis) pioneered grounded theory in the sociology of deviance. In the new prologue to this 1969 work (Prentice Hall), Joel Best (U. of Delaware, Newark) notes that Lofland's analysis stressed the social conflicts driving "defensive" and "adventurous" deviant acts- rather than labeling theorists' emphasis on the societal rules broken, and self- redefinition as normal. The book traces issues in the field from prior to World War II to the 1960s. It is not indexed. Percheron Press is the reprint imprint of Eliot Werner Publications Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Lofland (U. of California, Davis) pioneered grounded theory in the sociology of deviance. In the new prologue to this 1969 work (Prentice Hall), Joel Best (U. of Delaware, Newark) notes that Lofland's analysis stressed the social conflicts driving "defensive" and "adventurous" deviant acts<--> rather than labeling theorists' emphasis on the societal rules broken, and self- redefinition as normal. The book traces issues in the field from prior to World War II to the 1960s. It is not indexed. Percheron Press is the reprint imprint of Eliot Werner Publications Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)