Extraordinary Behavior : A Case Study Approach to Understanding Social Problems.

Cover -- EXTRAORDINARY BEHAVIOR -- Contents -- Introduction -- PERSPECTIVE OF THE BOOK -- The Symbolic Interaction Perspective -- The Case Study Method -- Health-Related Issues -- Family Issues -- Behavior Beyond the Boundaries -- REFERENCES -- PART I HEALTH-RELATED ISSUES -- NOTE -- REFERENCES -- 1 Suicide -- INTRODUCTION -- OVERVIEW OF THE SUICIDE PROBLEM -- Theoretical Issues and Explanations -- Suicide Notes -- NANCY: A CASE STUDY -- A SUICIDE DIARY -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 2 Anorexia Nervosa -- INTRODUCTION -- OVERVIEW OF THE ANOREXIA NERVOSA PROBLEM -- SARAH: A CASE STUDY OF AN ANOREXIC -- The Early Years -- Adolescence -- Young Adulthood -- Life after Anorexia Nervosa -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 3 Alcohol/Drug Abuse -- INTRODUCTION -- OVERVIEW OF THE ALCOHOL USE PROBLEM -- Other Drugs -- Dynamic Processes Leading to Alcohol and Drug Using Behavior -- JIM: A CASE STUDY -- JUDY: A CASE STUDY OF MARIJUANA USE -- DAVID: A CASE OF MULTIPLE-DRUG USE -- JOHN: A CASE STUDY OF ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 4 AIDS -- INTRODUCTION -- OVERVIEW OF THE AIDS RESEARCH FUNDING PROBLEM -- The Rise of Community-based AIDS Research -- The Community Research Initiative Model -- The County Community Consortium Model -- Community Clinicians Take Action -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- PART II FAMILY ISSUES -- REFERENCES -- 5 Teenage Mothers -- INTRODUCTION -- OVERVIEW OF THE TEENAGE MOTHER PROBLEM -- THE CASE STUDIES -- Mary: A Case Study of Low Self-Esteem -- Tina: A Case Study of a Pregnant Teenager -- Jamie: A Case Study of a Married Parent -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 6 Spousal Abuse/Domestic Violence -- INTRODUCTION -- OVERVIEW OF THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROBLEM -- Domestic Violence: A Contemporary Social Problem.

Underlying Causes of Battering -- Why Do They Stay? -- GINA AND DAN: A CASE STUDY -- SUSAN AND LYLE: A CASE STUDY -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 7 Divorce and Poverty -- INTRODUCTION -- OVERVIEW OF THE DIVORCE PROBLEM -- Causes of Divorce -- OVERVIEW OF THE POVERTY PROBLEM -- Correlates of Poverty -- THE PROBLEMS OF DIVORCE AND POVERTY -- JENNIFER: A CASE STUDY -- The Presentation of Self -- Public Assistance -- Economic Consequences of Divorce -- ROSE: A CASE STUDY -- Nonverbal Communication: Couple Identity -- MARCOS: A CASE STUDY -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 8 Child Support/Deadbeat Dads -- INTRODUCTION -- OVERVIEW OF THE PROBLEM OF DEADBEAT DADS -- CARLOS: A CASE STUDY -- A Regressive System of Child Support -- New Family Formation -- Deadbeat Dads -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 9 Homelessness -- INTRODUCTION -- OVERVIEW OF THE PROBLEM: HOMELESSNESS IN NATIONAL AND LOCAL PERSPECTIVE -- SISSY: A CASE STUDY -- How Did You Get Here? -- What Is It Like to Be Homeless? -- What Does the Future Hold? -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION -- NOTE -- REFERENCES -- PART III BEHAVIOR BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES -- REFERENCES -- 10 Sexual Harassment -- INTRODUCTION -- The Problem of Defining Sexual Harassment -- Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment -- Hostile Environment Sexual Harassment -- Consensual Relationships -- OVERVIEW OF THE PROBLEM: INCIDENCE OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE AND ACADEMIA -- LISA: A CASE STUDY -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 11 Equal Protection and Racial Exclusion -- INTRODUCTION -- OVERVIEW OF THE JURY SELECTION PROBLEM -- Implementation of Batson -- J. L. NEAL: A CRIMINAL CASE STUDY -- Striking of the Criminal Jury -- LILLIAN OLSEN: A CIVIL CASE STUDY -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CASES CITED -- 12 Male Prostitution -- INTRODUCTION.

OVERVIEW OF THE SOCIAL PROBLEM: MALE PROSTITUTION -- MALE PROSTITUTION: A CASE STUDY -- Perception of Other Hustlers' Sexuality -- Hustlers' Perceptions of Tricks -- Identity Management -- Covering and Passing -- Sexual Limitations -- Covering with Significant Others -- Becoming Involved in Hustling -- Self Attitudes toward Homosexuality -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 13 Career Criminals -- INTRODUCTION -- OVERVIEW OF THE CAREER CRIMINAL PROBLEM -- Theoretical Explanations -- CAREER CRIMINALS: A CASE STUDY -- The Police -- The Courts -- The Prison -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 14 Mass Murder -- INTRODUCTION -- OVERVIEW OF THE MASS MURDER PROBLEM -- CONSTRUCTING MASS MURDER: A CASE STUDY ANALYSIS -- Examining the Stereotype -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 15 Serial Killers -- INTRODUCTION -- Defining Serial Murder -- Types of Serial Killers -- JOHN WAYNE GACY: A CASE STUDY -- Gacy's Early Background -- Employment History -- Sexual Background -- The Serial Murders -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Index -- About the Editors and Contributors.

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