Conceptualizing Deviance (eBook)

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

Candace Forbes Bright (Autor)

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2016
154 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-3047-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This book compares tradition attribute data methods for assessing perceptions of deviance to emerging relational data-based social network methods using a cross-cultural sample from the United States and South Korea. It offers new insights into the conceptualization of deviance and the application of social network analysis as a new tool for studying social influence and perceptions.

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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.

Autor

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

Inhalt

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

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.8.2016
• Zusatzinfo: 14 Illustrations including: - 4 Black & White Illustrations; - 10 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Web / Internet
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Schlagworte: Asian Studies • Comparative Sociology • Criminology • Deviance Studies • Korean Studies • Sociology
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-3047-8 / 1498530478
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-3047-7 / 9781498530477