A rejoinder to previous review
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I have to offer a counter to the previous viewpoint. Downes and Rock is an extremely thorough text which addresses the various applications of social theory to the question of deviance and offending. It is, at times, dense and difficult to read, but that reflects the subject matter: simplistic understanding of issues of deviance and crime result in simplistic responses. I cannot think of a single text that produces both an overview and depth of understanding.
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Over Complicated for no reason
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This is considered to be key reading for any sociology of deviancy module, but i dont understand why. Each chapter is long winded, and confussing. It takes the authors a long time to get to the point they are trying to make and it seems that they are being complicated for the sake if being complicated, and this is not what students need or want.
Instead I recommend Goode's 'Deviant Behaviour' book, it covers more topics and is more interesting to read, and is great for revision.
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