One of the most groundbreaking sociology texts of the mid-20th century, Howard S. Becker’s
Outsiders is a thorough exploration of social deviance and how it can be addressed in an …

… , as Becker wryly relates. Decades of teaching, researching, and writing have given him plenty
of material, and Becker … In this new edition, Becker takes account of major changes in the …

The role of withdrawal‐related phenomena in the development and maintenance of alcohol
addiction remains under debate. A ‘self‐medication’ framework postulates that emotional …

Continued excessive alcohol consumption can lead to the development of dependence that
is associated with a withdrawal syndrome when alcohol consumption is ceased or …

Rationale While stress is often proposed to play a significant role in influencing alcohol
consumption, the relationship between stress and alcohol is complex and poorly understood. …

… Howard S. Becker looks at the conventions essential to this operation and, prospectively, at
… The book is thoroughly illustrated and updated with a new dialogue between Becker and …

Drawing on more than four decades of experience as a researcher and teacher, Howard
Becker now brings to students and researchers the many valuable techniques he has learned. …

Howard S. Becker is a leading contemporary sociologist who interprets society as collective
action and sociology, therefore, as the study of collective action. This volume explores the …

The concept of commitment is widely used but has received little formal analysis. It contains
an implicit explanation of one mechanism producing consistent human behavior. …

The transition from young layman aspiring to be a physician to the young physician skilled in
technique and confident in his dealings with patients is slow and halting. To study medicine …