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Deviance, Conformity, and Social Control in Canada, 6th edition

Published by Pearson Canada (December 23, 2020) © 2022

  • Tami M. Bereska Grant MacEwan University

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For courses in Deviance and Deviance in Criminology.

Provides a broad, accessible, and critical introduction to the study of deviance. Unlike other texts on the market, it introduces both objective and subjective theoretical approaches in two early chapters and devotes the remainder of the text to substantive issues of particular interest to students. Each of these issues is then critically assessed and cohesively presented within a broader sociocultural context.

Hallmark features of this title

  • Objective and subjective approaches to deviance are integrated in the content, rather than only one or the other being focused on. They are also presented as complementary (rather than contradictory) approaches.
  • Two theory chapters review those theories that are used in more objective approaches (Chapter 2) and more subjective approaches (Chapter 3).
  • The topics of the substantive chapters are relevant to students’ lives - media, sexuality, youth, voluntary and involuntary physical appearance, mental disorders, religious belief systems, and scientific belief systems. The topics illustrate that deviance is not a characteristic of particular Others but rather a set of processes that students themselves are subjected to and participate in each day.
  • Each of the substantive chapters tells a cohesive story. Students are not bombarded with an assortment of cafeteria-style facts and theories; rather, they learn about the sociocultural context within which particular forms of deviance are socially typed and socially controlled.

New and updated features of this title

  • As the world shifts to a greater reliance on digital media, it is appropriate that this text evolves as well. This sixth edition is the first fully digital version of Deviance, Conformity, and Social Control in Canada. Instructors and students will find that, although the medium has changed, the content is fully consistent with prior editions.
  • Current Events Bulletins present insights into ongoing stories in the media as they relate to the chapter topics. Once a year selected chapters will be updated to follow progress on an existing story or to cover emerging new issues.
  • Self-Study Questions are assessment-based multiple choice questions with answers and feedback for students to assess their understanding of the chapter content and learning objectives.

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2024 Digital Update – Current Event Boxes - Chapters 1 (generative AI), 3 (how language is used to sway public opinion), 9 (fake news; disinformation), 10 (Summary of all CEBs--Where Do You See Deviance and Normality?) (Ch. 2)

2023 Digital Updates to Content

  1. The COVID-19 Pandemic: Then and Now. Pandemic's impact on the perception of deviance and normality; effects on behaviour: what was considered immoral/moral have changed. Protests against vaccines, masks, in Ottawa and other large cities in Canada, US/Canada blockade; post-pandemic struggles such as suicide, drug use, mental health issues; effects of isolation on society
  2. Does ChatGPT Cause Cheating? Chat GPT, AI, student cheating; increase in number of academic integrity cases; Why do students cheat? Pandemic disrupted education; large-scale shift to online education/new learning environment normalized change; cheating another example of deviant coping strategies; increased digital interactions. Some do not cheat; what restrains them?
  3. Language Still Matters. Language used to create boundaries between social groups. Rise in anti-Asian racism; language use can increase stigmatization of groups; history of naming diseases after a country, e.g., Syphilus: French disease, Italian disease, and Portuguese disease. Spanish flu; Covid often referred to by variant e.g., British variant, Indian variant, South African variant. New labelling system based on Greek alpha.
  4. When Is the Media Deviant? Media deviantized and subjected to social control. Cyberdeviance: ransomware attacks, misinformation on social media. Media and deviance: past banning of books. New: sensitivity readers vs censorship; governmental ban on TIkTok ban for govt employees; tech leaders call for a moratorium on AI development; criminal cases e.g. Fortnite suggestion that the game developed to be addictive; music lyrics used as evidence of the incitement of crime vs artistic expression.
  5. The Current State of 2LSGBTQ+ Rights. What do you think makes greater equality for people who identify as 2SLGBTQ+ possible today compared to past decades? Conversely, what factors do you think give rise to the continued stigmatization? Dismantling of binary discourse: new International Transgender Day of Visibility; NHL Pride nights; Drag queen story hours in libraries; new groups: Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Circle, Two Spirits of Eeyou Istchee. Increased resistance against 2SLGBTQ+, e.g., US bans on Drag queen story time; anti-trans and anti-diversity bills; protests against Pride Month; hockey players refusing to play on Pride night; Increase in far-right and anti-diversity candidates for trustee positions on local school boards; opposition to "safe space" stickers; "Don't say gay" (aka Parental Rights Education bill in Florida); Disney and DeSantis.
  6. Youth Experiences During (and After) the Pandemic. Will the pandemic generation of high school and university students will continue to consume less alcohol and cannabis, or will pre-pandemic levels of youthful drinking patterns resume? Longer term impacts on youth; some benefited by online learning: flexible schedules; marginalized at school vs freedom to be themselves; more resources. Varied impact of COVID, e.g., alcohol and cannabis use.
  7. Body Positivity Versus Thinspiration. Where do you see messages promoting body positivity, or messages promoting thinness, on social media? "battle against obesity" vs Body positivity messages; ease of access to fast food food insecurity; elimination of physed; American Academy of Pediatrics issues new treatment guidelines of children who are obese, includes toddlers and pre-schoolers; Ozempic-driven weight loss.
  8. Eco-Anxiety. Why do you think young people's mental health is more affected by certain contextual factors, such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic? social or contextual factors that contribute to emotional distress and mental illness; sustained increases in youth suicidal ideation, depression, anxiety; Climate change anxiety.
  9. Belief Systems and Reconciliation. The colonization of Indigenous Peoples is just one illustration of how religious or scientific belief systems can influence political belief systems and associated practices. Progress in Truth and Reconciliation: Pope Francis--"penitential pilgrimage"; rescinding of the 15th century Doctrine of Discovery; Federal court approved $2.8 billion settlement with survivors of day school for loss of language, culture, and heritage; Indigenous Twitch streamers in gaming and e-sports; Indigenous group forum on hateful TikTok messages and focus on representation; UNDRIP; lawsuit against child welfare system; Negative effects of  2022 Alberta Sovereignty Act and 2023 Saskatchewan First Act.
  10. Where Do You See Deviance and Normality? Where do you see resistance and other forms of the deviance dance? How might the concept of human rights be applied to the different players involved in these events? Reflects on themes in CEBs in earlier chapters: Anti-Asian prejudice; Freedom Convoy, ChatGPT, 2LSGBTQ+; Truth and Reconciliation.

  1. Determining Deviance 
  2. Explaining Deviance: The Act 
  3. Explaining Deviance: The Perception, Reaction, and Power 
  4. Deviance 2.0: The Role of the Media 
  5. “Deviant” and “Normal” Sexuality 
  6. Youth “At Risk” and “As a Risk”
  7. Looking Deviant: Physical Appearance 
  8. Mental Health and Illness
  9. What Do You Believe? Religion, Science, and Deviance
  10. The “Deviance Dance” Continues

Tami Bereska received her PhD in Sociology from the University of Alberta. Having a passion for teaching undergraduate students, she currently teaches a variety of classes at MacEwan University, including Introductory Sociology; Deviance and Conformity; Social Psychology; Media and Society; Youth, Culture and Identity; Advanced Topics in Deviance; and Advanced Topics in Youth. She is the author of multiple textbooks, instructor’s resource manuals, and student resources. In this work, she focuses on creating materials that both facilitate student learning and show students that the sociological imagination is a tool not only for the classroom, but also for their everyday lives.

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