Outsiders : studies in the sociology of deviance / Howard S. Becker.
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TextPublication details: New York : Free Press, 2018, c1963.Edition: Free Press trade paperback editionDescription: xii, 256 pages ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781982106225
- 302.542
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"New edition-updated with two new chapters"--Cover.
Chapter 10 "Labelling theory reconsidered" added in 1973 ; chapter 11 "Why was outsiders a hit ? Why is it still a hit?" and 12 "Why I am not the reason marijuana is being legalized" added in 2018.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-249) and index.
New preface (2018) -- Outsiders. Definitions of deviance ; Deviance and the responses of others ; whose rules ? -- Kinds of deviance: a sequential model. Simultaneous and sequential models of deviance ; Deviant careers -- Becoming a marijuana user. Learning the technique ; Learning to perceive the effects ; Learning to enjoy the effects -- Marijuana use and social control. Supply ; Secrecy ; Morality -- The culture of a deviant group: the dance musician. The research ; Musician and "square" ; Reactions to the conflict ; Isolation and self-segregation -- Careers in a deviant occupational group: the dance musician. Cliques and success ; Parents and wives -- Rules and their enforcement. Stages of enforcement ; All illustrative case : the marihuana tax act -- Moral entrepreneurs. Rule creators ; The fate of moral crusades ; Rule enforcers ; Deviance and enterprise : a summary -- The study of deviance : problems and sympathies. -- Labelling theory reconsidered. Deviance as collective action ; Demystifying deviance ; Moral problems ; Conclusion -- Forty-Five Years later : some new questions -- Why was outsiders a hit ? Why is it still a hit?. Finding a publisher ; The right everything: moment, people and products -- Why I am not the reason marijuana is being legalized. Public opinions about drugs in 1950 ; My own history as a marijuana researcher ; A growing community of drug researchers ; Natural scientists start demanding better evidence ; A new generation and what they talk about ; How to study public opinion: some final thoughts.
"Howard S. Becker's Outsiders broke new ground in the early 1960s--and the ideas it proposed and problems it raised are still argued about and inspiring research internationally. In this new edition, Becker includes two lengthy essays, unpublished until now, that add fresh material for thought and discussion. "Why Was Outsiders a Hit? Why Is It Still a Hit?" explains the historical background that made the book interesting to a new generation coming of age in the 60s and makes it of continuing interest today. "Why I Am Not the Reason Marijuana Is Being Legalized" examines the road to decriminalization and presents new ideas for the sociological study of public opinion."--Back cover.