Forbidden Desires: Deviance and Social Control

From a pedagogical standpoint, this is an excellent reader for introductory level courses on the sociology of deviance and social control. The collection of articles combines readings on sociological perspectives and theories with journalistic treatments of deviance and social control. The focus is on the social construction of deviance and the legitimizing of social control. This informative reader introduces students to the sociological imagination in a way that is informative and entertaining.