Deviant Behavior covers the social forces that shape deviance, the motivations and consequences of deviant behaviors, and how our definition of deviance changes over time. Authors John A. Humphrey and Frank Schmalleger discuss a wide range of deviant behaviors-from criminal acts to extreme forms of everyday behavior-and provide students the necessary foundation to understand the impact of globalization on traditional and emerging forms of deviance.

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsCHAPTER 1 ¿ Introduction to the Study of Deviant Behavior Introduction Defining Deviant Behavior Dimensions of Deviance Functions of Deviant Behavior Globalization and Deviant Behavior The Theme of This Book A Conceptual Framework for the Study of Deviance Book Overview Chapter Summary Key Concepts Critical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 2 ¿ Theories of Deviant Behavior: I Classical Theories Introduction Evidence-Based Behavior Analysis What Is a Theory? Criteria for Evaluating a Theory The Classical School Societal Reaction/Labeling Perspective Social Control Theory New Theoretical Approaches Chapter Summary Key Names Key Concepts Critical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 3 ¿ Theories of Deviant Behavior: II Contemporary Perspectives Introduction The Conflict Perspective The Functionalist Perspective Differential Association/Social Learning Ronald Akers's Social Learning Approach to Deviance Chapter Summary Key Names Key Concepts Critical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 4 ¿ Homicide Introduction Types and Definitions of Homicide, Assault, and Battery Global Patterns of Homicide Patterns and Trends in Criminal Homicide in the United States Age, Gender, and Race Patterns of Homicide in the United States Homicide Victim-Offender Relationships Theories of Criminal Homicide and Assaultive Behavior Chapter Summary Key Concepts Critical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 5 ¿ Domestic Violence Introduction Legal Definitions Social Definitions Extent and Nature of Domestic Violence Costs and Consequences of Domestic/Intimate Partner Violence Risk Factors for Domestic Violence Corporal Punishment Theories of Domestic Violence Chapter Summary Key Concepts Critical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 6 ¿ Suicide and Life-Threatening Behaviors Introduction Medical/Legal Definitions of Suicide Suicide Around the World and in the United States Patterns of Suicide Precipitants of Suicide Special Topics Theories of Suicide Chapter Summary Key Concepts Critical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 7 ¿ Mental Illness Introduction Nature of Mental Illness The Epidemiology and Costs of Mental Illness Prevalence of Mental Disorders in the United States Theoretical Explanations of Mental Illness Chapter Summary Key Concepts Critical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 8 ¿ Alcohol Abuse Introduction Definitions DSM-5 Criteria for Alcohol Use Disorder Alcohol Use Around the World Substance Use in the United States Culture and Alcohol Use Religion, Spirituality, and Substance Use Special Issues Explanations of Alcohol Abuse Chapter Summary Key Concepts Critical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 9 ¿ Illicit Drug Use Introduction Definitions Illicit Drug Use Around the World Illicit Drug Use in the United States Marginal Populations Explanations for Illicit Drug Dependence Chapter Summary Key Concepts Critical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 10 ¿ Sexual Offending Introduction Definitions of Criminal Sexual Offending Rates of Criminal Sexual Offending Characteristics of Criminal Sexual Offending Typology of Rapists Prostitution Online Sexual Solicitation and Child Pornography Consequences of Childhood Sexual Victimization Explanations for Criminal Sexual Offending Chapter Summary Key Concepts Critical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 11 ¿ Property Crimes Introduction Statutory Definitions Rates in the United States Property Crimes Around the World Victims of Property Crimes Costs of Property Crime Victim-Offender Relationship Criminal Decision Making Types of Thieves Theoretical Explanations Chapter Summary Key Concepts Critical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 12 ¿ White-Collar and Organized Crime Introduction White-Collar, Corporate, and Government Crime Definitions and Forms of White-Collar Crime Extent of White-Collar Crime Extent of Organized Crime Theoretical Explanations Chapter Summary Key Concepts Critical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 13 ¿ Cyberdeviance Introduction Types of Computer Crimes Extent and Patterns of Cybercrime Methods of Cyberdeviance Typology of Cyberdeviants Cyberdeviant Subculture Ethics and the Cyberdeviant Cyberdeviance Motivation Sexting: Internet Crime, Deviance, or Neither? Theories of Cyberdeviance Chapter Summary Key Concepts Critical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 14 ¿ Positive Deviance Introduction Positive Deviance Defined Characteristics of Positive Deviants Explanations of Positive Deviance Chapter Summary Key Concepts Critical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 15 ¿ Extreme Forms of Everyday Behaviors: Working, Using the Internet, and Exercising Introduction Extreme Forms of Everyday Behavior Nature of Overwork Computer and Internet Addiction Extreme Sports Theoretical Understandings of Extreme Forms of Everyday Behavior Chapter Summary Key Concepts Critical Thinking QuestionsCHAPTER 16 ¿ Terrorism Introduction What Is Terrorism? Terrorism and Crime Official Definitions of Terrorism Extent of Worldwide Terrorism Typology of Terrorism Terrorist Organizational Structure Terrorist Organizational Dynamics Terrorism: Psychopathology Versus Rational Behavior Cyberterrorism Explanations for Terrorism Chapter Summary Key Concepts Critical Thinking QuestionsGlossaryReferencesIndex