This book argues that some of the most important deviants have been at the forefront of positive social change and the creation of a more just, fair, and humane society.

• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• I: Deviance and Good Trouble
  • 1 Deviant Heroism
  • 2 Good Trouble in the Sociological Tradition
• II: Good Trouble against Inequality
  • 3 Creative Maladjustment
  • 4 Disciplined Nonconformists
  • 5 Heretics
  • 6 The Agitators
  • 7 Truth-Tellers
  • 8 Deviant Peacemakers, Lovers, and Dreamers
• III: Good Trouble and the Individual
  • 9 Complicit Conformity
  • 10 Good Trouble in Everyday Life
• Works Cited
• Index
• About the Author