Shades of Deviance: A Primer on Crime, Deviance and Social Harm

Shades of Deviance is a turbo-driven guide to crime and deviance, offering politically engaged, thought-provoking, and accessibly written accounts of a wide range of socially and legally prohibited acts. It is designed for general readers, undergraduate students in criminology and sociology, and those preparing to embark on degree courses in these fields. It provides short overviews of a wide range of social problems, harms, and criminal acts, offering cutting-edge and critical treatments of issues such as war and terrorism, incels and the alt-right, ecocide, trolling, hate crime, and chemsex. It also includes a guide to further readings and films to develop the readers understanding of these issues. The new edition has been fully revised and extended, with new entries on robot sex, protest, child soldiers, online abuse, cybercrime, drug trafficking, gangs, and weapon use. It encourages readers to critically reconsider their ideas about what is right and wrong, socially harmful, and which problems we should focus our attention on.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 278 pages
Publication date: 04 November 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Shades of Deviance is a comprehensive and engaging guide to the world of crime and deviance. Written by renowned experts from various fields, this book offers a politically charged and thought-provoking exploration of a wide range of socially and legally prohibited acts. This updated and revised edition is tailored to cater to a broad audience, including general readers, undergraduate students pursuing degrees in criminology and sociology, and individuals aspiring to pursue these fields.

The book provides concise overviews of various social problems, harms, and criminal behaviors, offering cutting-edge and critical treatments of topics such as war and terrorism, incels and the alt-right, ecocide, trolling, hate crime, and chemsex. Additionally, a guide is provided to further readings and films to enhance the readers' understanding of these complex issues.

In this new edition, Shades of Deviance has undergone a thorough revision and expansion, with new entries covering topics such as robot sex, protest, child soldiers, online abuse, cybercrime, drug trafficking, gangs, and weapon use. The book encourages readers to critically reevaluate their notions of what is right and wrong, socially harmful, and the problems that deserve our attention. It offers a thoughtful analysis and reasoned explanation of complex issues in a world where sensationalist headlines, anxiety, and fear about crime permeate our daily lives. By reading Shades of Deviance, readers can prepare themselves for some of the key debates shaping the world in the future.

Weight: 396g
Dimension: 139 x 214 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367685874
Edition number: 2 ed