Understanding Deviance, Crime, Social Control, and Mass Media

The Construction of Social Order

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2022-03-18
Mått161 x 227 x 17 mm
Vikt386 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor130
FörlagUniversity Press of America
ISBN9780761873143

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Introduction: Social Control by Sebahattin Ziyanak and Dian JordanChapter 1: The Roles of (In)Sufficient Parental Activity and Family Structure on Adolescent Substance Use by Gonca SoyerChapter 2: Functionalist Theories of Deviance by Sebahattin Ziyanak and James WilliamsChapter 3: Fear of Crime in the United States by Bilal Sert and Sebahattin ZiyanakChapter 4: Kurdish Pride Gang in Nashville, Tennessee by Mehmet Soyer and Sebahattin ZiyanakChapter 5: Social Order: Secularization and Modernity by Sebahattin Ziyanak and Dian JordanChapter 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 GultekinChapter 8: The Impact of the Technology on Social Control and Deviance by Sebahattin ZiyanakChapter 9: Media Viewing, Child Development and Policy Implications: The Impact of Covid-19 by Gonca Soyer and Se

The concepts of crime, deviance, and social control are among the most complex and controversial social issues,specifically in the age of mass media. In their timely and topical book, author Sebahattin Ziyanak adroitlycollected many comprehensive in-depth essays. The Understanding Deviance, Crime, Social Control, and MassMedia: The Construction of Social Order is a well-written gallant attempt for providing broad and up-to-dateknowledge in those debated topics by using a multi-disciplinary perspective. It is an essential resource and amust-read for undergraduate, graduate students, and instructors seeking a comprehensive textbook.