Wayward Puritans: A Study in the Sociology of Deviance
Kai T. Erikson’s Wayward Puritans examines deviance within the Puritan social world, linking religious history to sociological questions about community standards, social control, and the boundaries of acceptable behavior. The study offers a broader perspective on how societies define and respond to conduct viewed as outside the norm.
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Wayward Puritans: A Study in the Sociology of Deviance explores deviance through the historical and social world of the Puritans.
Kai T. Erikson examines how communities establish standards of acceptable behavior and respond when those standards are challenged.
The book connects religious history with sociological inquiry, using the Puritan experience to consider broader patterns in social order and boundary-making.
It offers readers an analytical study of how definitions of deviance can reflect the values and structure of a community.
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