Elite Deviance

Elite Deviance

<P>For courses in deviance and corporate crime. <EM>Elite Deviance</EM> is the only text in this area that takes a holistic view as it traces the causes of elite deviance to the structure of power and wealth in the United States. <EM>Elite Deviance</EM> includes both criminal and non-criminal elite acts that cause great harm. Unique in its scope, <EM>Elite Deviance</EM> covers not only corporate crime and political corruption in historical and contemporary contexts, but also the relationship between the two. Numerous current examples and case studies grab students€ interest and reinforce all major theoretical points in the book.</P> <P><STRONG>Learning Goals</STRONG></P> <P>Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: </P> <UL> <LI>The notion that elite deviance in and of itself is a great social problem in American life. Elite deviance consists of criminal and deviant acts by the largest corporations and the most powerful political organizations.</LI> <LI>Elite deviance stems from a system of political economy in which power and wealth are increasingly concentrated in the hands of a power elite.</LI> <LI>Within this power elite there has emerged a series of criminal and deviant acts that has been termed €œthe higher immorality.€</LI> <LI>Elite deviance is intimately interrelated to each and every type of non-elite deviance.</LI> <LI>The solution to the problems posed by elite deviance involves a serious restructuring of the major institutions of postmodern society: the policy, economy, and mass media.<br></LI></UL>