Hartley Dean's Social Policy

Endorsements

“This book does just about everything I could have asked, and does it in a way that will allow students to embrace concepts of social deviance, understand the complexity of the issues, and be able to apply these ideas to their everyday lives. It is well written and uses simple, non-jargonized language with excellent examples to get its point across. I thought it would be impossible to get me excited about another text on this topic, but there are no books that match this one.”

Peter Adler, University of Denver

“Stuart Henry has done a remarkable job of introducing the student to what is perhaps the most intriguing subject in the undergraduate curriculum – the sociology of deviance. Yes, deviance is alive and well. Pick up this book and read it. It is a brisk, engaging, and informative account of normative violations and their aftermath. Our students will enjoy and learn from it.”

Erich Goode, State University of New York at Stony Brook

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Publication details for Stuart's Social Deviance

176 pages

ISBN (paperback): 9780745643045

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