Sebahattin Ziyanak is associate professor in sociology at The University of Texas Permian Basin.

The concepts of crime, deviance, and social control are among the most complex and controversial social issues,specifically in the age of mass media. In their timely and topical book, author Sebahattin Ziyanak adroitlycollected many comprehensive in-depth essays. The Understanding Deviance, Crime, Social Control, and MassMedia: The Construction of Social Order is a well-written gallant attempt for providing broad and up-to-dateknowledge in those debated topics by using a multi-disciplinary perspective. It is an essential resource and amust-read for undergraduate, graduate students, and instructors seeking a comprehensive textbook.

• Introduction: Social Control by Sebahattin Ziyanak and Dian JordanChapter 1: The Roles of (In)Sufficient Parental Activity and Family Structure on Adolescent Substance Use by Gonca SoyerChapter 2: Functionalist Theories of Deviance by Sebahattin Ziyanak and James WilliamsChapter 3: Fear of Crime in the United States by Bilal Sert and Sebahattin ZiyanakChapter 4: Kurdish Pride Gang in Nashville, Tennessee by Mehmet Soyer and Sebahattin ZiyanakChapter 5: Social Order: Secularization and Modernity by Sebahattin Ziyanak and Dian JordanChapter 6: Views on Terrorism and Relationship(s) between Deviant Theory and Social Policy by Sebahattin Ziyanak Chapter 7: Fear and Risk Perceptions of College Students Regarding Terrorism by Ahmet Kule, Niyazi Ekici, Mustafa Murat Ozer, and Sebahattin GultekinChapter 8: The Impact of the Technology on Social Control and Deviance by Sebahattin ZiyanakChapter 9: Media Viewing, Child Development and Policy Implications: The Impact of Covid-19 by Gonca Soyer and Se

Sebahattin Ziyanak is associate professor in sociology at The University of Texas Permian Basin.

The concepts of crime, deviance, and social control are among the most complex and controversial social issues,specifically in the age of mass media. In their timely and topical book, author Sebahattin Ziyanak adroitlycollected many comprehensive in-depth essays. The Understanding Deviance, Crime, Social Control, and MassMedia: The Construction of Social Order is a well-written gallant attempt for providing broad and up-to-dateknowledge in those debated topics by using a multi-disciplinary perspective. It is an essential resource and amust-read for undergraduate, graduate students, and instructors seeking a comprehensive textbook.

• Introduction: Social Control by Sebahattin Ziyanak and Dian JordanChapter 1: The Roles of (In)Sufficient Parental Activity and Family Structure on Adolescent Substance Use by Gonca SoyerChapter 2: Functionalist Theories of Deviance by Sebahattin Ziyanak and James WilliamsChapter 3: Fear of Crime in the United States by Bilal Sert and Sebahattin ZiyanakChapter 4: Kurdish Pride Gang in Nashville, Tennessee by Mehmet Soyer and Sebahattin ZiyanakChapter 5: Social Order: Secularization and Modernity by Sebahattin Ziyanak and Dian JordanChapter 6: Views on Terrorism and Relationship(s) between Deviant Theory and Social Policy by Sebahattin Ziyanak Chapter 7: Fear and Risk Perceptions of College Students Regarding Terrorism by Ahmet Kule, Niyazi Ekici, Mustafa Murat Ozer, and Sebahattin GultekinChapter 8: The Impact of the Technology on Social Control and Deviance by Sebahattin ZiyanakChapter 9: Media Viewing, Child Development and Policy Implications: The Impact of Covid-19 by Gonca Soyer and Se

Sebahattin Ziyanak is associate professor in sociology at The University of Texas Permian Basin.

The concepts of crime, deviance, and social control are among the most complex and controversial social issues,specifically in the age of mass media. In their timely and topical book, author Sebahattin Ziyanak adroitlycollected many comprehensive in-depth essays. The Understanding Deviance, Crime, Social Control, and MassMedia: The Construction of Social Order is a well-written gallant attempt for providing broad and up-to-dateknowledge in those debated topics by using a multi-disciplinary perspective. It is an essential resource and amust-read for undergraduate, graduate students, and instructors seeking a comprehensive textbook.

• Introduction: Social Control by Sebahattin Ziyanak and Dian JordanChapter 1: The Roles of (In)Sufficient Parental Activity and Family Structure on Adolescent Substance Use by Gonca SoyerChapter 2: Functionalist Theories of Deviance by Sebahattin Ziyanak and James WilliamsChapter 3: Fear of Crime in the United States by Bilal Sert and Sebahattin ZiyanakChapter 4: Kurdish Pride Gang in Nashville, Tennessee by Mehmet Soyer and Sebahattin ZiyanakChapter 5: Social Order: Secularization and Modernity by Sebahattin Ziyanak and Dian JordanChapter 6: Views on Terrorism and Relationship(s) between Deviant Theory and Social Policy by Sebahattin Ziyanak Chapter 7: Fear and Risk Perceptions of College Students Regarding Terrorism by Ahmet Kule, Niyazi Ekici, Mustafa Murat Ozer, and Sebahattin GultekinChapter 8: The Impact of the Technology on Social Control and Deviance by Sebahattin ZiyanakChapter 9: Media Viewing, Child Development and Policy Implications: The Impact of Covid-19 by Gonca Soyer and Se