Deviant Behavior

Frank Schmalleger is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP). Schmalleger taught criminal justice courses and chaired the Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice for nearly 20 years while at UNCP. He is the author of more than a dozen textbooks in the justice field.

"Humphrey and Schmalleger’s Deviant Behavior not only introduces students to what the essence of deviance is, it also inspires student curiosity about the structure, processes, and dynamics associated across a wide range of deviant forms, from high-consensus, violent forms of deviant behavior to lower-consensus extreme forms of everyday behaviors. Deviant Behavior presents a conceptual overview of the nature of deviance, complete with relevant theoretical explanations, and provides a survey of deviant behavior forms pertinent to a 21st-century experience."

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsCHAPTER 1 • Introduction to the Study of Deviant BehaviorIntroductionDefining Deviant BehaviorDimensions of DevianceFunctions of Deviant BehaviorGlobalization and Deviant BehaviorThe Theme of This BookA Conceptual Framework for the Study of DevianceBook OverviewChapter SummaryKey ConceptsCritical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 2 • Theories of Deviant Behavior: I Classical TheoriesIntroductionEvidence-Based Behavior AnalysisWhat Is a Theory?Criteria for Evaluating a TheoryThe Classical SchoolSocietal Reaction/Labeling PerspectiveSocial Control TheoryNew Theoretical ApproachesChapter SummaryKey NamesKey ConceptsCritical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 3 • Theories of Deviant Behavior: II Contemporary PerspectivesIntroductionThe Conflict PerspectiveThe Functionalist PerspectiveDifferential Association/Social LearningRonald Akers’s Social Learning Approach to DevianceChapter SummaryKey NamesKey ConceptsCritical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 4 • HomicideIntroductionTypes and Definitions of Homicide, Assault, and BatteryGlobal Patterns of HomicidePatterns and Trends in Criminal Homicide in the United StatesAge, Gender, and Race Patterns of Homicide in the United StatesHomicide Victim–Offender RelationshipsTheories of Criminal Homicide and Assaultive BehaviorChapter SummaryKey ConceptsCritical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 5 • Domestic ViolenceIntroductionLegal DefinitionsSocial DefinitionsExtent and Nature of Domestic ViolenceCosts and Consequences of Domestic/Intimate Partner ViolenceRisk Factors for Domestic ViolenceCorporal PunishmentTheories of Domestic ViolenceChapter SummaryKey ConceptsCritical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 6 • Suicide and Life-Threatening BehaviorsIntroductionMedical/Legal Definitions of SuicideSuicide Around the World and in the United StatesPatterns of SuicidePrecipitants of SuicideSpecial TopicsTheories of SuicideChapter SummaryKey ConceptsCritical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 7 • Mental IllnessIntroductionNature of Mental IllnessThe Epidemiology and Costs of Mental IllnessPrevalence of Mental Disorders in the United StatesTheoretical Explanations of Mental IllnessChapter SummaryKey ConceptsCritical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 8 • Alcohol AbuseIntroductionDefinitionsDSM-5 Criteria for Alcohol Use DisorderAlcohol Use Around the WorldSubstance Use in the United StatesCulture and Alcohol UseReligion, Spirituality, and Substance UseSpecial IssuesExplanations of Alcohol AbuseChapter SummaryKey ConceptsCritical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 9 • Illicit Drug UseIntroductionDefinitionsIllicit Drug Use Around the WorldIllicit Drug Use in the United StatesMarginal PopulationsExplanations for Illicit Drug DependenceChapter SummaryKey ConceptsCritical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 10 • Sexual OffendingIntroductionDefinitions of Criminal Sexual OffendingRates of Criminal Sexual OffendingCharacteristics of Criminal Sexual OffendingTypology of RapistsProstitutionOnline Sexual Solicitation and Child PornographyConsequences of Childhood Sexual VictimizationExplanations for Criminal Sexual OffendingChapter SummaryKey ConceptsCritical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 11 • Property CrimesIntroductionStatutory DefinitionsRates in the United StatesProperty Crimes Around the WorldVictims of Property CrimesCosts of Property CrimeVictim–Offender RelationshipCriminal Decision MakingTypes of ThievesTheoretical ExplanationsChapter SummaryKey ConceptsCritical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 12 • White-Collar and Organized CrimeIntroductionWhite-Collar, Corporate, and Government CrimeDefinitions and Forms of White-Collar CrimeExtent of White-Collar CrimeExtent of Organized CrimeTheoretical ExplanationsChapter SummaryKey ConceptsCritical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 13 • CyberdevianceIntroductionTypes of Computer CrimesExtent and Patterns of CybercrimeMethods of CyberdevianceTypology of CyberdeviantsCyberdeviant SubcultureEthics and the CyberdeviantCyberdeviance MotivationSexting: Internet Crime, Deviance, or Neither?Theories of CyberdevianceChapter SummaryKey ConceptsCritical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 14 • Positive DevianceIntroductionPositive Deviance DefinedCharacteristics of Positive DeviantsExplanations of Positive DevianceChapter SummaryKey ConceptsCritical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 15 • Extreme Forms of Everyday Behaviors: Working, Using the Internet, and ExercisingIntroductionExtreme Forms of Everyday BehaviorNature of OverworkComputer and Internet AddictionExtreme SportsTheoretical Understandings of Extreme Forms of Everyday BehaviorChapter SummaryKey ConceptsCritical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 16 • TerrorismIntroductionWhat Is Terrorism?Terrorism and CrimeOfficial Definitions of TerrorismExtent of Worldwide TerrorismTypology of TerrorismTerrorist Organizational StructureTerrorist Organizational DynamicsTerrorism: Psychopathology Versus Rational BehaviorCyberterrorismExplanations for TerrorismChapter SummaryKey ConceptsCritical Thinking QuestionsGlossaryReferencesIndex