Defining Deviance, Perspectives and Culture

Defining Deviance

• Safety is Social (The Society Pages)

• Hugs and dirty jokes - Americans differ on acceptable behavior (Reuters)
• Teaching Deviance (Everyday Sociology Blog)
• Driving, Social Norms, and Social Structure (Everyday Sociology Blog)
• Individuality, Conformity, and Your Home (Everyday Sociology Blog)

American Culture

• How US gun culture compares with the world in 5 charts (CNN)

Global Culture

• A woman interviewed 100 convicted rapists in India. This is what she learned.  (Washington Post)
• The story of prisoner 5770102414 (The Christian Science Monitor)
• What can the Swiss teach the US about guns? (Swiss Info)

Hidden Deviance

• How much pee is in our swimming pools? New urine test reveals the truth (The Guardian)

Theoretical Perspectives

• How treating violent crime like a disease can stop it spreading (World Economic Forum)
  
• Violence and Revolution (Society Pages)
  

Alternative Theoretical Perspectives

• High self-esteem linked to reduced likelihood of crime and delinquency (PsyPost)
• Nature or nurture: unraveling the roots of childhood behavior disorders (The Guardian)
• The Controversial Debut of Genes in Criminal Cases (BBC)
• Neuroscientists Finally Put The Dubious Claims of 'Phrenology' to The Test (Science as Fact)
• The 'science' of linking skull shape to personality has finally been tested, and boy is it as stupid as we thought (Popular Science)
• As a species, humans inherit murderous tendencies (News Review)
• Are Genetics Responsible For Criminal Behavior? (Medical Daily)
• Tests show Aaron Hernandez had CTE (CNN)

Case Studies and Applications

• My Left After Sexual Assault (The New York Times)
• Speaking the Truth About My Fatther (David Rynick)
• Emerging From The Piles: Life As The Child Of A Hoarder (Refinery 29)
• I Stole $9 Million in a Ponzi Scheme. Here’s What I’ve Learned About Money and Greed (Time)
• The Silence: The Legacy of Childhood Trauma (The New Yorker)
• I Learned to Play Violin in Prison (Vice)
• My Struggle To Find Peace As The Daughter Of A Serial Killer (HuffPost)
• The Man Who Cracked the Lottery (New York Times)
• Stepdaddy Dearest: Putting the Crime Into Crime Family (Ozy)
• Charles Manson is dead at 83. His legacy, explained.  (Vox)
• Childhood of Serial Murdered Richard Ramirez (In Touch)
• Octomom Eight Years After Giving Birth To Eight Babies (IFL My Life)
• Semaj Booker made national headlines at age 9 for running away. He hasn’t stopped running since. (The Seattle Times)