Table of Contents

Introduction: The Anthropology of Deviance Models for Cross-Cultural Research Smart Rules and Proper Rules: A Journey Through Deviance by Morris Freilich Hard versus Soft Deviance: Anthropology and Labeling Theory by Douglas Raybeck Free Shows and Cheap Thrills: Staged Deviance in the Arctic and the Bahamas by Joel S. Savishinsky Ethnographic Essays Swaziland: Witchcraft and Deviance by Laurel Rose Female Violence Against Related Children: Child Abuse as a Modern Form of Deviance in Kenya by Philip L. Kilbride The "Voice" of the Despicable: Deviance, Speaking and Power in Yemeni Tribal Society by Steven C. Caton Deviant Careers: The Hijra of India by Serena Nanda Taiwan: Gangsters or Good Guys? by Thomas Shaw Faeroe Islands: Clowning, Drama, and Distortion by Dennis Gaffin Coda Bibliography Index

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This volume's cross-cultural case studies show how an anthropological comparative study can shed new light on the subject of deviance.

About the Author

MORRIS FREILICH is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Northeastern University. He brings to this study thirty years of research and teaching experience in anthropology and deviance related topics. He edited The Relevance of Culture (Bergin & Garvey, 1989). DOUGLAS RAYBECK is Professor of Anthropology at Hamilton College. He has contributed to a wide range of journals including Ethos, Medical Anthropology Quarterly, and The Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. JOEL SAVISHINSKY is Professor of Anthropology at Ithaca College. He has conducted numerous case studies of human adaptation to extreme environments throughout the world, and is the author of The Trail of the Hare and numerous articles in anthropology, ecology, and psychology journals.