Control balance : toward a general theory of deviance /

Control balance : toward a general theory of deviance /

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Author / Creator:Tittle, Charles R.
Imprint:Boulder : Westview Press, 1995.
Description:xi, 321 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Crime & society
Crime & society (Boulder, Colo.)
Subject:
Deviant behavior.
Social control.
Deviant behavior.
Social control.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2332989
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ISBN:0813326311 (alk. paper)
081332632X (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-305) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. The Problem with Simple Theories
  • 2. Features of Adequate Theory
  • General Conclusion
  • 3. Conventional Methods of Theory Building
  • General Conclusion
  • 4. Theoretical Integration
  • 5. What is to Be Explained
  • General Summary
  • 6. The Concepts of Control Balance Theory
  • General Summary
  • 7. The Causal Process of Control Balance Theory
  • General Summary of the Control Balancing Process
  • General Summary
  • 8. Contingencies for the Central Causal Process
  • General Summary
  • 9. Compatibility of the Theory with Evidence
  • General Conclusion
  • 10. Integration and Critique
  • General Summary and Conclusion
  • References
  • About the Book and Author
  • Index

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