Conceptualizing Deviance

A Cross-Cultural Social Network Approach to Comparing Relational and Attribute Data

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Deviance is both socially defined and influenced. While it is widely accepted that deviance is a social construction, this research revisits the conceptualization of deviance and advances the methods used to study deviance and social construction. This book presents and compares three methods for conceptualizing deviance within and across cultures. Comparing the United States to South Korea, perceptions of deviance are presented as how individuals define deviance and what acts are cited as deviant. Next, attribute data are used to assess differences in of conceptualizations of deviance by demographic factors. Finally, social network analysis is used to understand the social influences at work in how one perceives deviance. This book is unique in its reconceptualization of deviance and the application of social network analysis as a new tool for studying social influence and perceptions.

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Utgivningsdatum:2016-08-05
Mått:159 x 235 x 17 mm
Vikt:413 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:154
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781498530460

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Candace Forbes Bright is associate scientist in the Department of Political Science, International Development, and International Affairs at the University of Southern Mississippi.

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Bright’s novel exploration of deviance through the powerful lens of social networks analysis makes a number of important theoretical and practical contributions towards our understanding of the ways in which deviant behavior is interpreted, accepted, learned, and exhibited. Quite simply, networks matter.

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Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Deviant Behavior and Social Network AnalysisChapter 3: Data CollectionChapter 4: Approach One: Deviance Across CulturesChapter 5: Approach Two: Social Influence in Approval of Deviant BehaviorChapter 6: Approach Three: Birds of a Feather Approve of Deviant Behavior TogetherChapter 7: ConclusionAppendix A: Deviant Behavior Interview InstrumentAppendix B: Perceptions of Deviance Survey Instrument