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Deviance and Race

By: Michelle Newton-Francis & Steve Hamilton
In: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society
Edited by: Richard T. Schaefer
Subject:Race & Ethnicity
Keywords:crime and deviance; deviance; deviance and race; race; social deviance; white collar; white collar crimes

In general, social scientists approach the concepts of deviance and race as socially constructed categories that are superficially imposed to categorize, differentiate, and construct certain social groups as “others.” Deviance describes actions or beliefs ...

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  Newton-Francis, M., & Hamilton, S. (2008). Deviance and race. In R. T. Schaefer (Ed.), Encyclopedia of race, ethnicity, and society (Vol. 1, pp. 385-385). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963879.n157
  
  Newton-Francis, Michelle, and Steve Hamilton. "Deviance and Race." In Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society, edited by Schaefer, Richard T., 385-385. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963879.n157.
  
  Newton-Francis, M. and Hamilton, S. 2008. Deviance and Race. In: Richard T. Schaefer Editor, 2008. Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 385 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963879.n157> [Accessed 12 May 2021].
  
  Newton-Francis, Michelle and Steve Hamilton. "Deviance and Race." Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society. Edited by Richard T. Schaefer. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 385-385. SAGE Knowledge. 12 May 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963879.n157.
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