Hustlers, Beats, and Others

Ranging from pool hustling to pornography, this book analyzes deviant branches of American life, dispels misconceptions about them, and throws new light on sociological theory and method

List of contents

1: Of Pool Playing and Poolrooms; 2: The Hustler; 3: Research Method, Morality, and Criminology; 4: The Village Beat Scene: Summer 1960; 5: On the Sociology of Pornography

About the author

Ned Polsky

Summary

Ranging from pool hustling to pornography, this book analyzes deviant branches of American life, dispels misconceptions about them, and throws new light on sociological theory and method

Product details

• Authors: Ned Polsky, Polsky Ned, James W Vanstone, James W. Vanstone, James W. Polsky Vanstone, VanStone James W.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138525580
• ISBN: 978-1-138-52558-0
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Social, group or collective psychology