Routledge Handbook on Deviance

Stephen E. Brown is a professor and head of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Western Carolina University and Professor Emeritus at East Tennessee State University. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Maryland. His interests are in criminological theory and deviance. His criminological theory book, with Finn Esbensen and the late Gilbert Geis, is currently in its ninth edition.Ophir Sefiha is an assistant professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Western Carolina University. He earned his doctorate in justice studies from Arizona State University. His research centers on the interplay among deviance and social control, media, and crime. He has published articles on topics including sport regulation, media coverage of sport scandals, and performance-enhancing drug use.

"Deviance, one of the most interesting and vibrant areas of research, is presented richly and persuasively alive in this up to-date, captivating book. In it, an esteemed group of first-rate scholars produce a remarkably broad contemporary and brilliant perspective on the various and intriguing manifestations of deviant behaviors. This is certainly a must-read for anyone interested not only in the study of deviance, but on how deviance affects culture and society." —Nachman Ben-Yehuda, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Hebrew University

• I. Defining and Studying Deviance Introduction 1. The Definitions of DeviancePat Lauderdale, Arizona State University2. Studying DevianceSøren Kristiansen, Aalborg University 3. Bridging Normative and Reactionist Perspectives: An Introduction to Positive DevianceNicole Ann Shoenberger, Penn State, Erie4. Media Constructions of Athletics: Normalization and DevianceGray Cavender, Arizona State UniversityII. Sport and Deviance Introduction 5. Doping and Deviance: An Interactionist PerspectiveChristophe Brissonneau, Université Paris Descartes6. Who’s Going to Protect This House?" Domestic and Child Abuse among Professional AthletesKeith Bell, West Liberty University7. Criminal and Deviant Behaviors Among College Athletes in the United StatesJ. Andrew Hansen, Western Carolina University8. The Animal-Sport Complex as DevianceKevin Young, University of Calgary9. A Spot of Sporting Bovver? Deviant Sports FansJohn Williams, University of LeicesterIII. Leisure and Deviance Introduction10. The Drag Pit: Cockfighting Rationale and DeclineFrederick Hawley, Western Carolina University 11. Neo-Nazi Music SubcultureSteven Windisch, University of Nebraska OmahaPete Simi, Chapman University12. Deviance and the Motorcycle GangsAndy Bain, University of Mount Union13. Deviance as Career Opportunities: The Case of Graffiti and SkateboardingGregory Snyder, City University of New York, Baruch CollegeIV. Substance Use Introduction14. Binge Drinking: Deviant Leisure and Consumer CultureOliver Smith, Plymouth University 15. Cannabis: Past to PresentJames C. McCutcheon, University of Memphis 16. Meth (Mis)UnderstandingsRalph Weisheit, Illinois State UniversityRashi K. Shukla, University of Central Oklahoma17. Deviance among Deviants: Reactions to Drug Use among Drug UsersAlbert Kopak, Western Carolina University V. Religion and Cults Introduction18. Christian Sectarianism, Fundamentalism, and ExtremismJoseph Baker, East Tennessee State University19. Leaving Home; the Decision to Enter a New Religious MovementNicole A. Shoenberger, Penn State, Erie20. The Perception of Atheism as DeviantKevin McCaffree, Indiana University-Purdue University, Ft. WayneVI. Politically Marginalized PopulationsIntroduction21. Abortion: A Most Common DevianceKatrina Kimport and Lori Freedman, University of California, San Francisco 22. The White Mule in the Room: The Case of Pariah Groups in the Study of DevianceFrederick Hawley, Western Carolina University23. The Deadbeat Dad: The Stereotype and the RealityCaroline B. Allen, John Paul Wright, and Annelise M. Pietenpol, University of Cincinnati VII. Sexuality Introduction24. Pimps' Perspectives on Good and Bad Sex Works and Sex ActsLoretta J. Stalans, Loyola University, ChicagoMary Finn, Michigan State University25. Fat Sexuality as DevianceAriane Prohaska and Jeffrey R. Jones, University of Alabama26. Zoosexual Identity Talk and the Censoring NarrativeR.J. Maratea, Seton Hall UniversityPhilip R. Kavanaugh, Penn State, HarrisburgJoshua Tafoya, Youth Research and Resource Center, Inc.VIII. Online Deviance Introduction27. The Hacker SubcultureThomas Holt and Byung Lee, Michigan State University28. The Emergence of Sexting Inside and Outside of United States: Research Findings and Legal IssuesCaitlin B. Henriksen, University of CincinnatiBradford W. Reyns, Weber State University Bonnie S. Fisher, University of CincinnatiBilly Henson, Shippensburg University29. "But That’s Not Sexting": Accounts From Emerging AdultsDaniel Renfrow, Wells CollegeKailin E. Kucewicz, Lehigh UniversityKatherine Mouradian, Wells CollegeValerie R. Schweigert, University of Washington30. Police Deviance and New Media: The Death of Eric GarnerChristopher Schneider, Brandon University 31. "But is it Really Cheating?" Evolving Expectations of Online Academic DishonestyLisa Briggs, Western Carolina UniversityOphir Sefiha, Western Carolina UniversityKyle Burgason, Iowa State UniversityBrynn Smith, Western Carolina UniversityIX. Stigmatizing Health and Body Conditions Introduction32. Health Related StigmasMaggie B. Stone, Marshall University Ryan Schroeder, University of Louisville33. If You’re "So OCD," What Does That Make Me?Dana Fennell, University of Southern Mississippi 34. Acting Out at the Medico-Legal Boundary: Conduct Disorder and the Medicalization of Children's Deviant BehaviorDeborah Potter, University of Louisville35. Obesity and DevianceRoel Pieterman, Erasmus University 36. The Defamed Deranged of Gotham: The Social Construction of Mental Illness as Criminality in Batman ComicsAdam Veitch and Kevin Steinmetz, Kansas State University37. Body Modifications Frames and ClaimsAlicia Horton, University of the Fraser Valley X. Elite and Workplace Deviance Introduction 38. Deviant Executives: Crime in the SuitesAdam-Ghazi-Tehani, University of AlabamaBryan Burton, Southern Utah UniversityHenry Pontell, John Jay College of Criminal Justice 39. Perspectives on the Psychology of Elite DeviantsMichael Benson, University of Cincinnati40. Constructing a Demographic Portrait of Deviant DoctorsPaul Jesilow, University of California, IrvineBryan Burton, Southern Utah University41. Tyranny of the Minority: How the Repressive Left has Redefined Academic DevianceJohn Paul Wright and Annelise Pietenpal, University of Cincinnati 42. Restaurants and Deviance: Theft in Professional Back PlacesAmanda M. Shigihara, State University of New York Old WestburyIndex