Tag Archives: Deviant Behavior

HOMESCHOOL AND UNDERAGE DRINKING: Comparison to Public and Private Schoolers

Record: Robert A. Thomson and Sung Joon Jang, “Homeschool and Underage Drinking: Is It More Protective than Public and Private Schools?” in Deviant Behavior 37, no. 3 (2016): 281-301. [Abstract] Summary: Thomson is a graduate student in the Department of Sociology at Baylor University, … Continue reading

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EMOTIONALLY LAYERED ACCOUNTS: How Homeschooling Mothers Justify Their Actions

Record:   Jennifer Lois, “Emotionally Layered Accounts: Homeschoolers’ Justifications for Maternal Deviance” in Deviant Behavior 30, no. 2 (February 2009): 201-234 Summary:  Lois, a sociology professor at Western Washington University, here investigates how homeschooling mothers deal with criticisms of their … Continue reading

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