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Is the sociology of deviance still relevant?

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This paper discusses whether and to what extent the field of the sociology of deviance is “dead,” relevant to sociology generally, or intellectually vital, and, if it is less vital than it once was, how and why it declined in vigor, and what might be done to return it to its glory days. It also addresses the implications of the election of 2004 for the field of deviance studies.

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  1. State University of New York, Stony Brook, USA

    Erich Goode (Professor Emeritus of Sociology, senior research scientist)

  2. Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

    Erich Goode (Professor Emeritus of Sociology, senior research scientist)

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Erich Goode is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and senior research scientist in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland at College Park. He is the author of ten books, mainly on drug use and deviant behavior, a recipient of several teaching awards, and a winner of the Guggenheim fellowship.

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Goode, E. Is the sociology of deviance still relevant?. Am Soc 35, 46–57 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12108-004-1023-4

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