Welcome to the SAGE edge site for Deviant Behavior, 1e!

What makes behavior deviant, and who gets to decide what deviance is? Deviant Behavior seeks to answer these questions and more. This compelling new text 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. Readers will explore deviance in the modern world using a systematic application of social and criminological theories to a range of deviant behaviors to help them better understand themselves, others, and society. 

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Acknowledgments

We gratefully acknowledge John A. Humphrey and Frank Schmalleger for writing an excellent text and the class activities on this site. Special thanks are also due to Heather Griffiths of Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC for developing the test bank and video and web resources.