The sociology of deviance was in its heyday when Prentice-Hall published this book in 1969. John Lofland traces the field from pre-World War II to the late sixties and pioneers the application of 'grounded theory' to the study of deviant behavior. In his new prologue, Joel Best writes, 'More than thirty years after the book first appeared, we have better synthesis of the labeling approach.' From the Prologue to the Percheron Press Edition: 'In 1969 John Lofland sought to organize the sociology of deviance. He presented a synthesis, a framework, and invited sociologists to evaluate it. That invitation still stands and it deserves to be accepted.'
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Eliot Werner Publications Inc
ISBN-10
0971242798
ISBN-13
9780971242791
eBay Product ID (ePID)
152480083
Product Key Features
Author
John Lofland
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Social Sciences: Textbooks & Study Guides
Dimensions
Height
232mm
Width
202mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Clinton Corners
Series Title
Ewp Foundations of Sociology
Author Biography
John Lofland, University of California, Davis, Davis, California Joel Best, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware (new prologue)