Understanding Deviance, Crime, Social Control, and Mass Media
The Construction of Social Order
Understanding Deviance, Crime, Social Control, and Mass Media
The Construction of Social Order
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In Understanding Deviance, Crime, Social Control, and Mass Media: The Construction of Social Order Sebahattin Ziyanak examines parental responsibility for their children’s development. Contributors to the volume summarize the functionalist perspective of deviance, the function of crimes, and how these perspectives have influenced the development of Emile Durkheim’s work like anomie and then turn their attention to fear of crime in regard to social order. An in-depth examination of how the Tennessean newspaper The City Paper and its readers’ comments frame the coverage of the Kurdish Pride Gang. Contributions to the volume also provide insight into pluralism and politicized religion. Ziyanak assess and compares the theories of differential association, low self-control, and Black’s theory of social control for explaining deviance. Focus on fear and risk perceptions of terrorism are touched upon as well the account of communication media technology and how it influences culture, control, as well as deviance. Contributors also address how the development of technology has affected the nature of deviance and social control and what is the impact of media use among the young children. Lastly examined is how the sociological imagination of the individuals living in southeastern Turkey is constructed through the movie, The Bliss.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Roles of (In)Sufficient Parental Activity and Family Structure on Adolescent Substance Use by Gonca Soyer
Chapter 2: Functionalist Theories of Deviance by Sebahattin Ziyanak and James Williams
Chapter 3: Fear of Crime in the United States by Bilal Sert and Sebahattin Ziyanak
Chapter 4: Kurdish Pride Gang in Nashville, Tennessee by Mehmet Soyer and Sebahattin Ziyanak
Chapter 5: Social Order: Secularization and Modernity by Sebahattin Ziyanak and Dian Jordan
Chapter 6: Views on Terrorism and Relationship(s) between Deviant Theory and Social Policy by Sebahattin Ziyanak
Chapter 7: Fear and Risk Perceptions of College Students Regarding Terrorism by Ahmet Kule, Niyazi Ekici, Mustafa Murat Ozer, and Sebahattin Gultekin
Chapter 8: The Impact of the Technology on Social Control and Deviance by Sebahattin Ziyanak
Chapter 9: Media Viewing, Child Development and Policy Implications: The Impact of Covid-19 by Gonca Soyer and Se
Product details
| Published | Mar 14 2022 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 1 |
| ISBN | 9780761878926 |
| Imprint | Hamilton Books |
| Illustrations | 8 tables; |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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